American Museum of Science and Energy

The American Museum of Science and Energy is a science museum in , designed to teach children and adults about energy, especially nuclear power, and to document the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Also known as: “amse.org”
  • Address: 115 East Main Street, Oak Ridge, 37830

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oak Ridge High School.

School
is the public high school for , enrolling grades 9 through 12. It was established in 1943 to educate the children of Manhattan Project workers. is situated 2,700 feet west of American Museum of Science and Energy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.

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is a city in . was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In , thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Hamlet
was a farming community in , that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in . is in the valley of , between to the northeast and to the southwest. is south of . is situated 3½ miles north of American Museum of Science and Energy.

American Museum of Science and Energy

Latitude
36.01274° or 36° 0′ 46″ north
Longitude
-84.25276° or 84° 15′ 10″ west
Open location code
868Q2P7W+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2635798510
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4744476
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“American Museum of Science and Energy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الأمريكي للعلوم والطاقة”
  • Czech: “American Museum of Science and Energy”
  • Czech: “AMSE”
  • Persian: “موزه دانش و انرژی آمریکا”

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