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A conversation about the Black Hole Museum idea

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From the ether of the AI world, a brief conversation about the Black Hole Museum idea.  

Black Hole Museum: A New Idea for the Los Alamos Community

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  Black Hole Museum: A New Idea for the Los Alamos Community  The Black Hole (aka the Los Alamos Sales  Company) was a unique store and attraction for  many years in Los Alamos that displayed an  assortment of items procured by Ed Grothus, who  was a Los Alamos National Laboratory machinist in  the late 1940s. Grothus left LANL and became an  outspoken anti-nuclear activist who operated the  Black Hole, a business that collected and sold  salvaged surplus equipment from the Laboratory that  he felt could be repurposed for a peaceful re-use.  For many years, the Black Hole was a noted visitor  destination in Los Alamos County drawing visitors  from around the world.  Janire Najera, an accomplished documentary  photographer and multimedia artist worked with Ed  in his later years to tell the story of the Black Hole.  Her works include the book “Atomic Ed (2019),” a  short film, and an exhibit fe...