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July 16, 2021
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 | First Atomic Bomb Test On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project yields explosive results as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Plans for the creation of a uranium bomb by the Allies were established as early as 1939, when Italian emigre physicist Enrico Fermi met with U.S. Navy department officials at Columbia University to discuss the use of fissionable materials for military purposes. That same year, Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt supporting the theory that an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction had great potential as a basis for a weapon of mass destruction. In February 1940, the federal government granted a total of $6,000 for research. But in early 1942, with the United States now at war with the Axis powers, and fear mounting that Germany was working on its own uranium bomb, the War Department took a more active interest, and limits on resources for the project were removed. Learn more and check out these titles |
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 | Books on the Air An overview of talked-about books and authors. This weekly update, published every Friday, provides descriptions of recent TV and radio appearances by authors and their recently released books. See the hot titles from the media this week. |
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 | Becky Albertalli Becky Albertalli is an award-winning American author of young adult fiction. She is well known for her debut novel Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, which earned her the American Library Association's William C. Morris Award as 2015's best debut novel written for teens. The novel was adapted for film in 2018 as Love, Simon. Born and raised in the Atlanta metropolitan area, with her sister Caroline, Albertalli lives there with her husband, Brian, and sons, Owen and Henry. Albertalli attended college in Connecticut, and majored in psychology, before moving to Washington, D.C. and gaining a doctorate in clinical psychology. She worked as a psychologist until 2012-when her first son was born-and subsequently decided to try writing a novel. Check out her books here. |
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 | The Joy of Reading About Cooking If you're curious about the rich inner lives of professional chefs, but want to learn more than just recipes-Check out these titles courtesy of Book Riot |
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| I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.-Albert Einstein
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