In 1946, shortly after the end of World War II, physicist Albert Einstein made this quote, “The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.” Oak Ridge: Living Inside a Secret City gives a personal and sensitive insight into the behind-the-scenes events that brought ordinary people together in secret to help end the war. Hidden behind hills and protected behind barbed wire fences and security guards, every facility, including factories, scientific laboratories, public schools, churches, roads, sewer systems and housing were built secretly. The citizens of Oak Ridge were not allowed to discuss their work with anyone; even each other. Yet, they created something previously only imagined, and it helped bring a definitive end to the war. Walk through the gates of the city to read about an amazing and fascinating bit of history.