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Alex Wellerstein is an Associate Professor and Director of the Science and Technology Studies program at the Stevens Institute of Technology. His first book, Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States, was published by the University of Chicago Press in April 2021.


Articles by Alex Wellerstein

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The nuclear death toll is still contested as the G7 meets in Hiroshima

By Alex Wellerstein | Nuclear Weapons

The untold story of the world’s biggest nuclear bomb

By Alex Wellerstein | Investigative Reporting, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons
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Counting the dead at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By Alex Wellerstein | Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Investigative Reporting, Nuclear Weapons
Screenshots showing the two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and virtual reality versions of NUKEMAP.

Interview with Alex Wellerstein on NUKEMAP VR

By Alex Wellerstein, John Krzyzaniak | Interviews, Nuclear Weapons

The psychological power of nuclear weapons

By Alex Wellerstein | Uncategorized

Inside the Atomic Patent Office

By Alex Wellerstein | Uncategorized