ˈɛlɪmənts ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˈɛnɚdʒi ˈæsɛt nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz ˈoʊk ɹˈɪdʒ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ sˈaɪəns ænd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən wɜːɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kənsˈiːvd baɪ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː fˈɪzɪks pɹəfˈɛsɚ dˈɑːktɚ. wˈɪljəm dʒˈiː. pˈɑːlɑːɹd tə kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪt ɐ pˈiːstaɪm pˈɜːpəs fɚðə nˈuːklɪɹ sˈaɪəns dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə mænhˈæʔn̩ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt.
Elements of the U.S. Department of Energy asset now known as Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education were originally conceived by University of Tennessee physics professor Dr. William G. Pollard to cultivate a peacetime purpose for the nuclear science generated by the Manhattan Project.