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History of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory from the 1940s to the 1990s, including the Manhattan Project era. Details the building of the lab, addition of facilities, the scientists who worked there, and the surrounding communities.
www.ornl.gov
History of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Historic photographs, full text of a detailed history of the site and the part it played during and after WWII, a timeline, the directors and contractors through the years and fact sheets.
www.ornl.gov
The Bomb for My Pillow--A Child of the Atomic Age
A young African-American man's reminiscence of growing up in the shadow of nuclear annihilation during the 1950's. Educators may copy it freely.
atomicchildhood.songsmyth.com
Living Under a Mushroom Cloud: Fear and Hope in the Atomic Age
Virtual version of an museum exhibit. Addresses the ambivalence of the public toward atomic power and weapons in the period between 1945 and 1965. Articles, photographs.
www.wisconsinhistory.org
Provides a free version of Bob Myers' childhood memoir about growing up in the 1950s in the shadow of the Hanford A-Bomb plant.
www.bob.myers.name
Purdue Physics - The War Period
Essay on the war time history of the physics department of Purdue University detailing work done there as a part of the Manhattan Project and in physics in general.
www.physics.purdue.edu
Chronology of the Savanna River Site, part of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex. Covers significant historical developments in the mission and evolution of the facility. Part of a larger site which includes environmental, technological, and general information about the plant.
www.srs.gov
City of Hiroshima: Atomic Bomb and Peace
Historical information regarding the damage from the bombing of the city. Also includes information about the Peace Memorial, the A-Domes registration as a World Heritage Site, and about the city today.
www.city.hiroshima.jp
An archive of articles on nuclear armaments, testing, test bans, and treaties. Links to articles on related topics including nuclear power, NATO, disarmament and the arms trade.
www.wagingpeace.org
Accelerating Cleanup: Paths to Closure
Outlines the Energy Department's work to clean up contamination at DOE legacy sites.
web.em.doe.gov
Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues
Wide range of vetted, indexed, annotated references for the study of nuclear issues. Collection is searchable and includes books, articles, films, CD-ROMs, and websites.
alsos.wlu.edu
Timeline of nuclear weapon development, biographies of atomic scientists, accounts of nuclear tests, arms-control treaties, full text original documents, an image and video gallery, a glossary and teachers guide.
www.atomicarchive.com
Describes the process of fission as it relates to the bomb, covers the effects on people and buildings, has a timeline of events in the development of the bomb, and photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as other bomb effects.
www.geocities.com
History of the development of nuclear energy, human radiation experiments, the effects on people of the developments in nuclear physics.
www.eh.doe.gov
Citizens Nuclear Information Center
Provides updates on the nuclear industry in Japan, follows events in depth that affect the public and publishes informational literature on nuclear topics. English version of a Japanese site.
cnic.jp