Was Job dumber than an average public school 5th grader?
Maybe it was not time for 'atomic secrets' to be revealed?
What does the bible say about the right time for revealing atomic secrets?
I find it very funny and ironic, the chapters of Job (38-41) that you are questioning, God is basically saying to Job that he is a puny, little man that is so ignorant on so many issues and yet he questions God on why He's doing certain things. Just like YOU!
Job 38:1 Then Jehovah answered JobShuckmaster out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
P.S. As to your original question, it says this:
Dan 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Ecc 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven: