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Peder Anker
@pederanker.bsky.social
Professor at New York University
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Proud to be in this volume
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Donald Trump, Forskning | Norsk professor Peder Anker i New York: – Dommedag er jo litt her allerede

https://www.europesays.com/no/66510/

SENTRALEN, OSLO (Nettavisen): Akademikernes høstkonferanse 2025 avholdes på Sentralen i Oslo tirsdag formiddag. Årets konferanse blir kalt …
Donald Trump, Forskning | Norsk professor Peder Anker i New York: – Dommedag er jo litt her allerede - Norge
SENTRALEN, OSLO (Nettavisen): Akademikernes høstkonferanse 2025 avholdes på Sentralen i Oslo tirsdag formiddag. Årets konferanse blir kalt
www.europesays.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Foreleser om international arkitektur i Oslo mandag. www.aho.no/aho-80-arsju...
AHO i verden – forelesning av Peder Anker – Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo (AHO)
Hvordan kan kommende arkitekter ved AHO omfavne hele verden når de tegner? Bør de tenke på hele verden i sitt design?
www.aho.no
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’m part of the team at @terreform.bsky.social finding ways to repurposing the decommissioned Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center barge in New York City. Join us at www.bargebooster.org
August 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’m in @nyamnews.bsky.social being interviewed about African Americans and the atomic bomb. amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/07...
Understanding the narrative 80 Years Later: African Americans and the A-bomb
Science historian Peder Anker’s book brings to light the stories of African Americans and others affected by the atomic bomb.
amsterdamnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Many narrators continue to portray Oppenheimer as the father of the atomic bomb. But crediting him was part of a strategy to make nuclear weapons look like an unambiguous force of good—not of evil, writes @pederanker.bsky.social.

"General Groves invented the Atomic Bomb, not Oppenheimer." ⬇️
General Groves invented the Atomic Bomb, not Oppenheimer
Many narrators continue to portray Oppenheimer as the father of the atomic bomb. But crediting him was part of a strategy to make nuclear weapons look like an unambiguous force of good—not of evil.
thebulletin.org
July 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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In a second essay, @pederanker.bsky.social argues that Oppenheimer was being used by US officials as part of a strategy to make nuclear weapons look like an unambiguous force of good—not of evil.

(2/2)

thebulletin.org/2025/07/gene...

#Oppenheimer #Groves #80thAnniversary #nukesky
General Groves invented the Atomic Bomb, not Oppenheimer
Many narrators continue to portray Oppenheimer as the father of the atomic bomb. But crediting him was part of a strategy to make nuclear weapons look like an unambiguous force of good—not of evil.
thebulletin.org
July 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Our Coding Plants project may save the world, according to BBC. Currently on display at the Architecture Biennale in Venice.
June 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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May 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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If civilization collapses, how do we preserve our heritage? The ocean has the answer. “Coding Plants” is a #BlueHumanities art-science project that turns Kelp DNA into a living archive of human knowledge. @stevementz.bsky.social
@pederanker.bsky.social
www.terreform.org/venice #publichuamnities
May 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I’m at the Architecture Biennale in Venice with the Terreform ONE team. Opening today.
May 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Gallatin Professor Wants the Oppenheimer Narrative Up in Smoke. In his new book, Peder Anker offers alternative perspective on the history surrounding the atomic bomb
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
Gallatin Professor Wants the Oppenheimer Narrative Up in Smoke
In his new book, Peder Anker offers alternative perspective on the history surrounding the atomic bomb
www.nyu.edu
April 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm in the local NYU news:
"The Biennale Architettura is often heralded as the most prestigious event in architecture and design, bringing together the brightest minds to present groundbreaking ideas."
Anker and Joachim Set To Participate in Biennale Architettura 2025 > News > NYU Gallatin
NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
gallatin.nyu.edu
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Learn about the trail of nuclear suffering. Miranda Melcher is interviewing me about my new book #nuclearbombs @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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March 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
February 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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#3: "The Trail of Nuclear Suffering" by Peder Anker

niche-canada.org/2023/08/08/t...
The Trail of Nuclear Suffering
Peder Anker set out to write a history of the nuclear bomb that doesn't repeat a heroic narrative of brilliant physicists.
niche-canada.org
October 2, 2023 at 10:01 PM
Fresh from the press! Starting with the gruesome mining of uranium by First Nation people in northern Canada, and continuing with the racialist culture of uranium enrichment in the Atomic City of Oak Ridge, this book offers a novel history of the bomb.
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