The Birth of the Atomic Age and its Consequences
Lunch, Then Learn | Registration opens 11/10/2025 9:00 AM EDT
What was it like to live during WWII in Los Alamos NM where the world's first atomic bomb was built? What were the considerations that went into using the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, exactly 80 years ago? Based on research for her historical novel, author Galina Vromen will bring alive that monumental period and discuss its impact on the state of nuclear proliferation today.
Suggested Readings: Hill of Secrets, by Galina Vromen
Galina Vromen
Galina Vromen spent more than a decade as a foreign correspondent, mostly for Reuters News Agency, in the Netherlands, Britain, France, Mexico and Israel. After retiring, she focused her journalistic skills on writing Hill of Secrets, an historical novel based in Los Alamos during WW II. As a result of her interest in the dawn of the atomic age, she has become well-versed on issues of nuclear arms today.