Welcome to the Harold Agnew Cold War Gallery in the Hans Bethe House

Welcome to the Harold Agnew Cold War Gallery in the Hans Bethe House. Los Alamos History Museum. Inside you'll learn about Los Alamos during the Cold War, an era of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union that began after World War II and lasted until 1991. It was a "cold" war because, despite ongoing tension and several crises, the two superpowers never met directly in battle., During the Cold War, the laboratory in Los Alamos developed new weapons and delivery systems that strengthened America's hand, while the town of Los Alamos transformed from an isolated army post to a prosperous, modern suburban community., History of the Bethe House , This structure was built in 1931 for the Los Alamos Ranch School as a residence for its business manager, Fred Rousseau, and his wife, Edna, a public school teacher., During the Manhattan Project, it was home to Nobel Prize-winning chemist Edwin McMillan and his wife, Elsie (1942-1945), and future Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe and his wife, Rose (1945-1946)., Max and Viola Roy lived in the house from 1946-1992., Richard Morse lived in the house from 1992-2012. It was acquired by Clay and Dorothy Perkins in 2013 and then gifted to the Los Alamos Historical Society.