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 ...

In the annals of American history, few icons loom as large or shine as brightly as the automobile. More than mere machines, these steel chariots weren't just about getting from point A to point B; ...