New film on former ORNL Director Weinberg has premiere on April 23
The world premiere of a new film on the life of former Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Alvin Weinberg will be held on Thursday, April 23, at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak...
View ArticleTickets going fast for Weinberg film
If Alvin Weinberg, the most famous of Oak Ridgers, were alive today, he would be celebrating his 100th birthday. This Thursday evening, as many as 600 people will celebrate his centenary by watching...
View ArticleScottish professor visits Children’s Museum for Weinberg research
The Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge is well known as a center of play and learning for the young and young at heart. The museum’s lesser-known collections of historic papers recently brought a senior...
View ArticleUT-Battelle donates $150,000 for new Friendship Bell pavilion
UT-Battelle has announced a $150,000 gift toward construction of a new Peace Pavilion to house the International Friendship Bell located in Oak Ridge’s Alvin K. Bissell Park. Oak Ridge National...
View ArticleA great technical achievement, Molten Salt Reactor could be entombed
Note: This story was updated at 8:30 p.m. Former director Alvin Weinberg once called it the greatest technical achievement at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was inspired by the campaign to build a...
View ArticleWeinberg papers preservation project seeks community support
As the city celebrates its 75th anniversary, the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge is soliciting the community’s support to ensure the legacy of a famous Oak Ridger is preserved for posterity. Alvin...
View ArticleCrews start project to reduce maintenance, operations costs at Molten Salt...
Cleanup crews started a $4.7 million project this month to reduce maintenance and operations costs at the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, which was shut down 50 years ago at Oak Ridge National...
View ArticleVirtual talks on Weinberg and his archived papers on Apr. 20
“A Tribute to Alvin Weinberg,” including information on the new online database of his scientific publications and other documents, will be presented virtually to the public from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,...
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