atomic age

noun

1. the period in history initiated by the first use of the atomic bomb and characterized by atomic energy as a military, political, and industrial factor.

atomic age

noun

1. the atomic age
   the current historical period, initiated by the development of the first atomic bomb towards the end of World War II and now marked by a balance of power between nations possessing the hydrogen bomb and the use of nuclear power as a source of energy

Word History and Origins

Origin of atomic age¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

For decades, the Marshall Islanders would be moved around like pawns in a Cold War chess game — becoming the “unwitting, and perhaps unwilling, nomads of the atomic age,” admitted a Navy official.

From Washington Post

The brochure for the donation program stated that “at the threshold of the atomic age we find our nation critically short of trained scientists and engineers so necessary if we are to reap the many benefits the friendly atom can bestow upon us.”

From Nautilus

It was simply too dangerous, too unthinkable, in the atomic age—unless the most vital of U.S. interests were at stake.

From The Daily Beast

Jaffe was the Candace Bushnell of the atomic age, painting a picture of the life of single working women in New York City.

From The Daily Beast

Several Provoke photographers were children during World War II and were obviously influenced by the atomic age.

From The Daily Beast

A haunting new exhibition at SFMOMA surveys the effects of the atomic age on a generation of daring Japanese photographers.

From The Daily Beast

Among them: Steven Johnson's The Invention of Air and Tom Zoellner's Uranium, a history-cum-travel-narrative of the Atomic Age.

From The Daily Beast

The first two decades of the Atomic Age have comprised a period of swift maturity.

From Project Gutenberg

The "death" of matter has been the "birth" of an Atomic Age.

From Project Gutenberg

Other films relating to the history of the Atomic Age are available for viewing and checkout from the library.

From Project Gutenberg

The 19 kiloton explosion not only led to a quick end to the war in the Pacific but also ushered the world into the atomic age.

From Project Gutenberg

Our continuing negotiations in this field are a major part of our quest for a confident peace in this atomic age.

From Project Gutenberg