. >> john hendricks accurately prophesied the creation of oak ridge. it changed because of world war two. several plants were constructed for the war effort. ever world war two was over, it was funded by the federal government. >> the big plants cost $478 million. another one cost more, $512 million of those two plants together cost $1.1 billion. it cost $60 million bennett today, oak ridge national labs is the biggest latin america. -- is the biggest lab in america. they work on getting uranium. >> a lot of different projects deal with energy technology so we go from very fundamental plans but we would like to get into advanced nuclear concepts we can get electricity and better technology for the electric grid. >> computing is huge. they have a great computing center out there. the neutron source is a great user facilitate to look at materials and learn some of the most fundamental things about the things we use every day and how we can improve them. too many to even talk about them. they contain one of the finest atom smashers and the world. >> it is

. >> with those words, john hendricks, accurately prophesied the city of oakridge before it happenedfour years. americans wanted to get the bomb before the germans did in several plants were constructed for the war effort. -- r the war >> the big plants, the other three, cost $478 million. those two plants together cost $1.1 billion. it cost $16 million. >> oakridge national lab is the largest lab in america. it includes many fields of study, including computer and biotechnology is. >> a lot of different projects that deal with energy technology. we go from very fundamental plans to applied science, so we can get more electricity, better materials for the electrical grouid. >> computing is huge. they have a great computing center. the neutron source is a great use a facility to look at materials and learn some of the most fundamental things about the things we use every day and how we can improve them. there are too many to even talk about. >> this is one of the finest in the world. >> of the kind of research that goes on is one of the kind in the world. no one else has that capabili