Science fiction or just futuristic? In 1958, an American automaker introduced the world to a ⅜-scale concept that proposed harnessing the power of the atom as a means of propelling vehicles. The Ford ...

There’s absurd, there’s delusional, and then there’s post-war American optimism. This wasn’t just a brief period of economic recovery, it was an era when people seriously believed that atomic power ...

The nuclear craze after the end of World War II was more than a trope to be dissected by modern films and video games. At one point, starting nearly eight decades ago to the day, post-war America ...

Car buyers today have their pick of gasoline-powered, electric and hybrid vehicles. But if some 1950s visionaries had their way, another option would be available in dealer showrooms: nuclear. In the ...

As far as large-scale grid power generation goes, we've spent thousands of words on ExtremeTech discussing how nuclear power is far superior to coal, oil, and natural gas. Nuclear power is cleaner ...