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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
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Radisson Hotel |7:30AM–4:30PM CDT
East Conference Desk |8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
This tour will depart from the front entrance of the iHotel |9:00–10:55AM CDT
I Hotel, Loyalty Room |9:00AM–12:00PM CDT
I Hotel, Innovation Room |9:00AM–12:00PM CDT
Radisson Hotel |9:50–11:10AM CDT
This tour will depart from the iHotel entrance. |11:00AM–12:55PM CDT
Triptych Brewery |11:50AM–3:10PM CDT
Loyalty Room |12:15–1:45PM CDT
I Hotel, Innovation Room |2:00–5:00PM CDT
I Hotel, Loyalty Room |2:00–5:00PM CDT
I Hotel |2:00–5:00PM CDT
I Hotel |3:30–6:00PM CDT
I Hotel, Heritage Hall |6:00–8:00PM CDT
Memorial Stadium |8:30–11:00PM CDT
7:30–9:00AM CDT
East Conference Desk |7:30AM–3:30PM CDT
Knowledge Room |8:00–5:00AM CDT
I Hotel |8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
Quad Room |8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
Knowledge Room |11:15AM–1:15PM CDT
Radisson Hotel |6:00–8:00PM CDT
Illinois Terminal |8:30–11:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |8:00–9:30AM CDT
I Hotel |8:00–11:30AM CDT
Quad Room |8:00–11:30AM CDT
8:00–11:30AM CDT
Knowledge Room |8:00AM–5:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |9:30–11:30AM CDT
Knowledge Room |11:00AM–1:00PM CDT
I Hotel |11:30AM–2:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |11:30AM–2:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |2:00–3:00PM CDT
State Farm Center |6:00–8:00PM CDT
Riggs Brewery |8:30–11:00PM CDT