(Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Princeton)

 Princeton’s connection to the atomic bomb has been the basis of history and curiosity. Now the Historical Society of Princeton presents a tour, Princeton and the Atomic Bomb, on Sunday, September 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., starting at Tiger Park, 2 Palmer Square.

It is said that Princeton was at the center of the Manhattan Project, both during and after WWII. In addition to J. Robert Oppenheimer serving as director of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1947 until his death in 1967, more than two dozen Princeton University faculty members researched and developed the atomic bomb.

This tour will traverse the University campus (including locations where Oppenheimer was filmed) while sharing stories about the local academics recruited to work on the secret project. (The tour does not go to the Institute for Advanced Study).

Tickets are $20. Advance purchase is required. Tickets can be obtained on a form at princetonhistory.org

For questions, email: eve@princetonhistory.org  Space on this tour is limited to 25.