Science - Atomic Age

• How Atoms Work
  From www.howstuffworks.com
• How Nuclear Bombs Work
  From www.howstuffworks.com
• How Stuff Works: Nuclear Energy
  From www.howstuffworks.com
• Nuclear Age Timeline (From the U.S. Department of Energy)
  A historical Nuclear Age Timeline tracing the nuclear age from 1895-1993, covering the discovery of x-rays and radioactivity to the explosion of the first atomic bomb through the Cold War to more recent disarmament and cleanup.
• National Atomic Museum Virtual Tour
  Online version of the official atomic museum. Excellent "exhibits" with timeline and information about events and people involved with the nuclear age.
• Fifty Years from Trinity
  An overview of the history of nuclear weapons and atomic energy. Includes articles from a Seattle Times special edition with supplemental materials and links to additional materials on nuclear energy. Seattle Times.
• The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  Online version of this magazine on military affairs and nuclear arms, founded in 1945 by the Manhattan Project scientists. Covers arms control treaties, nuclear energy, proliferation issues, regional conflicts, and offers database of articles since 1991. Also includes history of the Doomsday Clock. Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science.
• Oppenheimer - Online Audio Recordings
  Collection of audio clips that includes a 1946 talk by J. Robert Oppenheimer about the problems of atomic energy. University of California.
• Society for the Historical Preservation of the Manhattan Project
• Nuclear Scientists Directory (From Society for the Historical Preservation of the Manhattan Project)
  Comprehensive listing of nuclear scientists involved in the Manhattan Project. Biographies and photos.
• Timeline of nuclear history, with research links
  From Society for the Historical Preservation of the Manhattan Project
• Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom (From the U.S. Department of Energy)
  This government publication describes existing environmental, safety, and health problems throughout the nuclear weapons complex, and what the Department of Energy is doing to address them. Published January 1996.
• Linking Legacies (From the U.S. Department of Energy)
  Connecting the Cold War Nuclear Weapons Production Processes To Their Environmental Consequences. A Department of Energy document addressing the environmental consequences of five decades of nuclear weapons production. Published 1997.
• Chronicling the Disaster of America's Experience with Atomic Radiation, 1945-1982
  Entire text of the book Killing Our Own, The Disaster of America's Experience with Atomic Radiation.
• Remembering Nagasaki
  Exploration exhibit for the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki.
• Nuclear Energy on Earth
  Brief of nuclear fission and fusion with diagrams. Institute of Theoretical Science.
• Nuclear Energy Institute
  Pro-nuclear energy information from the nuclear energy industry's Washington-based policy organization. Provides descriptions of how nuclear reactors work, arguments on the benefits of nuclear energy, and analyses of nuclear safety from an industry perspective. See also Science Club for kids activities.