On December 8, 1953, President Eisenhower presented a speech to the United Nations at a time of esclating nuclear tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. Eisenhower sought to solve "the fearful atomic dilemma" by finding some way by which "the miraculous inventiveness of man would not be dedicated to his death, but consecrated to his life."
Fifty years after President Eisenhower’s landmark Atoms for Peace speech, the world is vastly different, but the challenge he identified remains: managing the risks of nuclear technology while obtaining its benefits.
This site serves as a resource and record of the Atoms for Peace Energy Conference that was held fifty years after that famous speech on October 22, 2003 in Washington D.C. Included is a record of the the conference, conference materials, conference report, speaker biographies, speaker transcripts, and a list of exhibitors. There is also a handmarked copy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's now famous original "Atoms for Peace" speech.
In keeping with President Eisenhowers vision to use nuclear technology in a peaceful way, the Energy Resources section includes a summary of new and promising energy technologies and alternatives, as well as an up to date list of upcoming energy conferences.
