PBS
Pbs: People & Discoveries Niels Bohr
A wonderful PBS biography of a great man. This contains many personal touches, yet does a fine job of describing Bohr's scientific work. But it's best at Bohr the man. Nice quotes, one in the middle, one at the end.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Hiroshima: A Survivor's Story
Read an account of the experiences of Francis Mitsuo Tomosawa, a fifteen-year-old American of Japanese descent who was in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city.
Atomic Archive
Atomicarchive.com: The Manhattan Project
A collection of primary source documents on the Manhatten project and the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan in 1945. Content includes letters to and from J. Robert Oppenheimer, written deals and agreements, internal memorandums,...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Learn about the "father of the atomic bomb", J. Robert Oppenheimer in this article that discusses his life and scientific accomplishments.
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The War Times Journal: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
A first-hand account by a survivor who was a German priest at a Jesuit church located about 3 miles from Hiroshima. His story covers both the blast and the aftermath and gives valuable primary source details about the bombing.
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The War Times Journal: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
A first-hand account by a survivor who was a German priest at a Jesuit church located about 3 miles from Hiroshima. His story covers both the blast and the aftermath and gives valuable primary source details about the bombing.
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The War Times Journal: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
A first-hand account by a survivor who was a German priest at a Jesuit church located about 3 miles from Hiroshima. His story covers both the blast and the aftermath and gives valuable primary source details about the bombing.
Other
Napf: The Manhattan Project: Leslie R. Groves
A variety of documents collected at this site from the era of the Manhattan Project involve General Leslie R. Groves. Click on those that sound interesting to put together an idea about Groves' involvement in the development of the atom...
Other
Lehigh University: The Enola Gay Controversy
This website from the Lehigh University provides a fresh way of approaching the old question of the need for the atom bomb. The site also outlines the controversy over how this historical event should be remembered and represented,...
Other
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: Hiroshima Peace Site
A website dedicated to exploring the bombing of Hiroshima. This website focuses on the effects of the bombing on the society in Japan.
Other
Nuclearfiles.org: Oppenheimer Affair
This site from Nuclearfiles.org allows you to read about Robert J. Oppenheimer's role in the Manhattan Project, as head of the Atomic Energy Commission and then his dismissal as a "security threat" to the U.S. government during the era...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Atomic Fears and the Arms Race
Looks at the nuclear arms race in the 1950s as the United States and the USSR both stockpiled nuclear weapons. Includes 1951 propaganda video showing schoolchildren how to 'Duck and Cover' in the event of a nuclear attack. [9:15]
Other
Us Department of Energy: The Manhattan Project
In a short two paragraph entry, the general history of the Manhattan Project is described. There are two links to picture of nuclear reactor and nuclear fuel.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University: History of Nuclear Testing: Playing With Fire
Oregon State University online exhibit provides information on nuclear weapons testing.
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosion 1917
This Heritage Minute dramatizes the world's largest explosion before the atomic bomb and the impact it had on Halifax. The contains numerous links to outside sources, text and lesson plans.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Tracking Nuclear Proliferation
This informative site discusses various types of nuclear bombs including the atomic bomb,thermonuclear weapons and dirty bombs.
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Photo 30 K
Hear a 1945 American radio report about the atomic bombing of Japan, see a photo of the atomic explosion over Nagasaki, and read an account of how the surrender was announced to the Japanese.
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Who's Who and What'd They Do?: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Details the life of Robert J. Oppenheimer and his views on the atomic bomb.
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Who's Who and What'd They Do?: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Details the life of Robert J. Oppenheimer and his views on the atomic bomb.
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Enola Gay Crew, Dutch Van Kirk Is Top Row, Second From Left
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
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Dutch Van Kirk at the Us National Air and Space Museum
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
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Hiroshima Explosion (Photo: Smithsonian Institution)
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
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Enola Gay Returns After Hiroshima Mission (Photo: Smithsonian Institution)
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
MadSci Network
The Mad Scientist Network: About Nuclear Fusion
Using a question and answer format, this page introduces and explains the idea of nuclear fusion. The hydrogen bomb and its operation is discussed. Other applications of nuclear fusion are described. Short but clear.
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