1945
Born from the Bomb
With the detonation of atomic bombs at Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945, the world lurched uncertainly into an Atomic Age. So did the garden.
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1950
Atomic Plants. Godzilla. Spider-Man.
Where do we get the idea that radiation makes things strong, rather than weak?
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1958
Government Gamma Gardens
It wasn’t a plot, or a secret. Scientists were proud of their efforts to ‘remake’ plants by radiation.
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1958
The Atom-blasted Seeds of C.J. Speas, atomic entrepreneur
Because everyone should have an irradiation bunker in their Own. Back. Yard.
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2017
The Atomic Garden LIVES!!
It’s essentially low-tech GMO. Plant irradiation remains an active area of research, and government gamma gardens still exist around the world.
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2017
Atomic Plants: Were they safe? ARE they safe?
First, it’s important to recognize that except for a few unusual lines of research, the atomic plants were *not* radioactive.
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2017
Atomic Garden Resources: The Journal of Radiation Botany (1961-1975)
Let’s crowdsource just like Muriel…help wanted here!
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