Power

In the 1950's, the U.S. military came up with the idea of a nuclear-powered bomber, a weapon that could fly almost forever without refueling. Out in the middle of Idaho they built a huge hanger, a lead-shielded train for transporting components, and this testing platform which wedded a nuclear reactor with a jet engine. The plane was never built, and President Kennedy canceled the whole program.

This complex bit of engineering stands next to EBR-1 (Experimental Breeder Reactor-1), which was the first nuclear reactor in the U.S., the producer of the first nuclear-generated electrical power in the U.S.

Power is morally neutral--it can be used for either good or evil. This cross image is a combination of light and dark, illustrating power's bi-polar possibilities which reside in both technology and in people.
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