Oregon State online exhibit on Atomic Energy and Nuclear History features discussion and primary source material on the politics of the Atomic Age, citizen reaction and the Atomic Energy Act of 1946.

Online exhibit features Artistic Interpretations of the Atomic Age from archived nuclear age history materials.

Beginning with a synopsis of the Trinity Bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert, read how the Atomic age was born.

The resources here, including letters, photographs, official documents, and film, represent various aspects and visions of the Atomic Age.

Article describes military power in an atomic age and perception at home and abroad during the 1950s.

Online exhibit on the nuclear age, this section features book titles written about nuclear technology and society during the Atomic Era.

A collection that uses primary sources to explore the Atomic Bomb and the Nuclear Age it started.

Oregon State University Library online exhibit of books examining a nuclear society.

This article from the Seattle Times describes the dawning of the atomic age. Illustrates the events of the detonation of the first atomic bomb in Trinity, New Mexico, just before the Hiroshima bomb.

Atomic Energy and Nuclear History Online exhibit from Oregon State University Library features information on Atomic Espionage and the Oppenheimer Hearings.

Discusses the Manhattan Project of the United States which worked on developing nuclear weapons during World War II. It led to the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in August 1945, ending the war with Japan.

Oregon State University Library online exhibit of Nuclear History in America features books on Nuclear Engineering and building the Atomic Era.

In-depth analysis of the decision to create and drop the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. Includes details on the Interim Committee.

This article discusses the historical discoveries of the atom and radioactivity. Includes links to biographies of famous people.

Defense-related research leads to the computer, the world enters the atomic age and TV conquers America.

Read about how the atomic bomb was first developed, starting the nuclear arms race. As nuclear weapons proliferated, so did apprehension. A Non-Proliferation Treaty was released in 1968, and governments began to sign on to it. Green...

Outstanding, very readable website that includes major sections on Trinity, Nevada Test Site, and Hanford (where plutonium for original bomb was made). Contains links to other related websites.

Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."

Explore geologic time of the Earth and learn how radioactive decay helps to establish a timeline.

Identifies how many warheads different countries have throughout the world. Also provides information about the United States' and Russia's current arsenals. Discusses which countries have signed the non-proliferation treaties and which...

J. Robert Oppenheimer is credited with the creation of the atomic bomb. But, "The country asked him to do something and he did it brilliantly, and they repaid him for the tremendous job he did by breaking him." This documentary traces...

Biography of Edward Teller teaches us about his early life which began in Budapest, Hungary, his interest in physics and his subsequent contributions in the development of the atomic bomb.

Learners will discuss the role of technology of the atomic bomb and explore the destruction of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during WWII. Students will then outline some of the social and political changes that resulted from the Manhattan Project.

The official website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. You will find the history of the laboratory as well as many of the key figures. There is also an interactive history of the Manhattan Project. Be sure to check out the photo...