Today I learned that: Atom Bomb Girls were used to popularize the atomic age

While surfing the web, I came across a blog called http://missatomicbomb.blogspot.com/, which had a link to a PDF entitled: Nevada National Security Site History. On Dec 18, 1950, President Truman authorized the establishment of a continental testing site for nuclear weapons, in Nevada. Tests began in 1951. When new tests were held in 1952, TVs across America covered the blasts live. "Designers of everything from clocks to lamps to corporate logos soon adopted what became known as 'Atomic Style' into their work. It was a form of design that commonly included rays and spheres simulating a path of electrons around the nucleus of an atom." In Las Vegas, the first known photo of an atomic pin-up girl appeared on May 9, 1952, in the Dixon Illinois Evening Telegraph as well as the Statesville, North Carolina Daily REcord. It depicted Miss Atoic Blast, otherwise known as Las Vegas dancer Candyce King.. The captaion stated 'radiating loveliness instead of deadly atomic particles, Candyce King, actress appearing at Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, dazzled US marines who participated in recent atomin maneuvers at Yucca Flats.' The last Miss Atomic Bomb appeared in the news on May 24, 1957. Lee A Merlin wore a cotton mushroom cloud affixed to the front of her swimsuit.