(Photo Courtesy of the National Atomic Testing Museum)
LAS VEGAS (March 2026) – The National Atomic Testing Museum invites the public to its next “Atomic Stories” presentation, “BREN Tower: The Desert Giant of Atomic Science,” on Saturday, March 14 at 12 p.m. Delivered by Martha DeMarre, Atomic Museum founder and Nevada National Security Site archivist, this program will illuminate the history of this 1,527-foot-tall tower erected in the Nevada desert to recreate the height of the 1945 Hiroshima nuclear blast.
Taller than the Eiffel Tower (984 feet), the Stratosphere Tower (1,149 feet) and the Empire State Building (1,472 feet), BREN Tower was constructed to enable scientists to estimate how much radiation people were exposed to in the aftermath of the infamous Hiroshima nuclear bomb explosion. These studies helped shaped understanding of atomic exposure. DeMarre will discuss how this
The event is included with Museum admission. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit atomicmuseum.vegas.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL ATOMIC TESTING MUSEUM
The National Atomic Testing Museum is operated and maintained by its parent company, the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation (NTSHF), an IRS 501(c)3 charitable, non-profit organization chartered in Nevada. Covering nuclear history beginning with the first test at the Nevada Test Site on January 27, 1951, the National Atomic Testing Museum’s exhibitions and programming also address current affairs related to the nuclear industry. For more information, go to atomicmuseum.vegas and follow on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter) and TikTok.
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