Atom Bomb Links

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp45at.html - This PBS Science Odyssey web page on People and Discoveries focuses on the first atomic bomb creation and detonation.

http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~copeland/atomicbomb.html - An article from a Washington University professor focused on the emotional and physiological conditions of Japanese citizens in the aftermath of the atomic bomb.

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php - A compilation of over 600 pages of primary sources that focus on President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb over Japan.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm - A collection of Japanese and American primary sources from both spring and summer of 1945 that deal with military and political strategy, scientific achievements, and social concerns.

http://www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/manhattanproject.cfm - Information on the events, people, and places involved with the Manhattan Project, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, General Leslie Groves, and Los Alamos, New Mexico, can be found on this page.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm - Want to know the science behind the bomb? Check out this link that explains how atomic bombs work.

http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/mp/index.shtml - Learn about the origins of the Manhattan Project, including key people, places, and events in this link. Suggested reading on the atomic bomb can also be found in this link.

http://www.fi.edu/guide/wester/applications.html - Click here to learn about the science behind nuclear energy!

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