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.

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

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

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.

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.

In this media-rich essay from the NOVA: "Mystery of the First Americans" Web site, learn about the atomic structure of radioactive carbon and how it can be used to determine the age of organic remains, such as bones and teeth.

This article from "The New York Times" at Nuclearfiles.org recounts the ongoing debate about the first hydrgen bomb and who truly should be credited with its development.