''Bombs are relatively dumb.'' says Bob Peurifoy, former director of weapon development at Sandia National Laboratories. “They sort of think that if you drop the bomb out of the bomb bay, you must ...

Bob Peurifoy joined Sandia National Laboratories as an engineer in 1952, and later became its leading advocate for nuclear weapon safety. Bill Stevens was an engineer who served as the first head of ...

The documentary series “American Experience” begins an abbreviated schedule this week. A victim of the federal funding take-back, it has suspended production and laid off its staff. By Mike Hale The ...

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: On May 8, 1970, “the Hard Hat Riot” erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students ...

GBH is pausing new episodes of American Experience, public television’s signature documentary series about American history, following Congress’ move to zero out federal funding for stations, NPR and ...

On May 8, 1970, “the Hard Hat Riot” erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against ...

GBH in Boston announced Tuesday that it will lay off 13 employees who work on the history documentary series American Experience and will pause production of new broadcast episodes. In a statement, ...