Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
SecondarySources
"Conant&theBomb."AtomicHeritageFoundation.Web.22Jan.2016
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/conantbomb
Thisarticleshowsoneman'sroleintheManhattanprojectandhisdilemmasduringtheworlddeemingtheproject
rightandiftheyshouldfullymakethebomb,ordropit.Italsoshowsthedifferentstrugglestheyhadmakingthe
bomb.
"ManhattanProject|UnitedStatesHistory."
EncyclopediaBritannicaOnline
.EncyclopediaBritannica,
n.d.Web.22Oct.2015.
http://www.britannica.com/event/ManhattanProject
ThisfactualwebsiteprovidedmewithaverystrongunderstandingabouttheManhattanprojectsbackground.Italso
gavemeagoodbasistofindtherestofmysourcesbecauseofitsfactualcontent.
"ManhattanProject."ManhattanProject.Web.22Jan.2016.
http://energy.gov/management/officemanagement/operationalmanagement/history/manhattanproject
Thisarticleemployedsomestatisticsabouthowmuchtheyspentandemployment,italsodescribedtheManhattan
projectslegacy.Lateroninthetextitdescribesthedepartmentofenergyasfeelingastrongsenseofresponsibilityto
theManhattanprojectandgoesontosaywhattheyhavedonethatinvolvessomepartoftheprojectinsomeway.
"ManhattanProject:TheAtomicBombingofNagasaki,August9,1945."ManhattanProject:TheAtomic
BombingofNagasaki,August9,1945.Web.21Jan.2016.
http://www.history.com/topics/worldwarii/bombingofhiroshimaandnagasaki
Thiswebsitetriedtoenlightenusaboutwhathappenedtothosebombswedroppedandwhattheydid.Italsotoldus
aboutJapan'ssideofthewar,howtheyweren'tsurrenderingandhadseemedtogottendeadlierwhenfacedwith
defeat.
"TheAtomicBombAkaTheManhattanProject."About.comInventors.About.com.Web.
22Jan.2016
http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm
Thisarticledescribedthestatisticsofextractinguraniumoretouraniummetalandotherthingsabouturanium.Italso
thengoesontothekeystaffoftheprojectandthetestingofthefirstatomicbomb,thegadget.
"TheManhattanProjectandtheEthicsoftheAtomicBomb."TheManhattanProjectandthe
EthicsoftheAtomicBombComments.Web.22Jan.2016.
https://www.surveillancevideo.com/manhattanapril2010.html
Thisarticlewasveryfactualanddescribedthedifferentatomicweaponsforplutonium239anduranium235.Italso
namedthedifferentscientiststhateventuallymadethewholeatomicweaponpossibleandtheiraccomplishments,as
wellasgivingsomemuchneededbackgroundinformationonthewholeproject.
"TheManhattanProject."AMNH.Web.22Jan.2016.aaD
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/peaceandwar/themanhattanproject
ThisparticulararticleshowsusAlbertEinsteinsroleincreatingtheatomicbomb.Italsoshowsushisperspectivein
whathedid,andhowhefeelsabouthissmallrolesascientistthatstartedtheballrollingfortheManhattanproject.
KeyIssues:NuclearWeapons:History:PreColdWar:ManhattanProject."KeyIssues:Nuclear
Weapons:History:PreColdWar:ManhattanProject.Web.22Jan.2016
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/keyissues/nuclearweapons/history/precoldwar/manhattanproject/
ThiswebsiteshowedmewheretheManhattanprojecttookplaceandwhattheirindividualjobswere.Italsoshowed
mehowmanybombsweremadeandwhatwasdonewithtwoofthem.
MeitnerandFrischOnNuclearFission."AtomicHeritageFoundation.Web.22Jan.2016.
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/meitnerfrischnuclearfission
Thiswebsitedescribesmanyscientistswhoresearchedmanydifferentthingsthathadtodowithuranium.Italso
showedandbroadenedmyunderstandingabouturanium.
TheManhattanProject."Ushistory.org.
IndependenceHallAssociation.
Web.22Jan.2016.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp
ThisarticlefirstshowedusAlbertEinsteinandEnricoFermi'ssuspicionsthattheaxispowerswerelookingintoand
beginningtodevelopatomictechnology.Italsothenmovedmoreindepthintobackgroundinformationofthe
Manhattanproject.
Wikipedia
.WikimediaFoundation,n.d.Web.10Feb.2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Thisarticletellsmeallaboutthegadgetandthetrinityproject.Italsotellsmesomeinformationandsimilaritieswith
thefatmanatomicbomb.
"TheGadget,theFirstAtomicBomb,1945."
RareHistoricalPhotos.
20Nov.2013.Web.01Mar.2016.
http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/gadgetfirstatomicbomb/
Thisarticletellsmeaboutthegadgetandshowsthebombtowerfromwhichthegadgetwasdropped.
"ScienceBehindtheAtomBomb."
AtomicHeritageFoundation.
N.p.,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016.
http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/sciencebehindatombomb
Thisarticletellsmemoreaboutthecompositionofthefatmanbomb,italsoshowsmeaglossarymadeupofwords
relatingtoatomicbombs.
"LittleBoyandFatMan."
AtomicHeritageFoundation
.N.p.,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016.
http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/littleboyandfatman
Thisarticletellsmecopiousamountsofinformationconcerningthefatmanandlittleboybombs.Italsoshowsmea
photogalleryandavideoshowingtheEnolaGayleavingandreturningafterdroppingthebomb.
"NuclearWeaponDesign."
Wikipedia
.WikimediaFoundation,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon_design
Thisarticletellsmeaboutthecompositionofthegadgetbomb,italsoshowsmehoweachofthecomponents
containedinthebombwork.
"DocumentationandDiagramsoftheAtomicBomb."
DocumentationandDiagramsoftheAtomicBomb.
N.p.,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016.
http://www.serendipity.li/more/atomic.html
Thiswebsiteshowedmeindepthinformationabouttheblastsiteswithpictures,italsoshowedmediagramsofthe
coresandthebombs.
"TheDesignsof'FatMan'and'LittleBoy'"
TheDesignsof'FatMan'and'LittleBoy'
N.p.,n.d.Web.07
Apr.2016.
http://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/war_peace/atomic/hfatman.html
Thisarticletellsmeallaboutthedifferentcompositionsandcontentsofthebombs,alsoitexplainsthedifferentparts
ofthebombinawaywecanunderstand.
"J.RobertOppenheimerQuotes."
BrainyQuote
.Xplore,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/j_robert_oppenheimer.html
ThisarticleshowsmesomeofthemostfamousquotesfromRobertJOppenheimer.
"Explore100FamousScientistQuotesPages."
AtomicBombQuotes.
N.p.,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016
http://todayinsci.com/QuotationsCategories/A_Cat/AtomicBombQuotations.htm
Thiswebsiteshowsme100differentquotesthatrelatetoatomicbombs.
Wikipedia
.WikimediaFoundation,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Thisarticletoldmemoreaboutthepreparationstodropthebombs,italsotoldmesomethingsabouttheaftermath.
"."
AmericainWWIIMagazine.
N.p.,n.d.Web.07Apr.2016
http://www.americainwwii.com/articles/fatmanandlittleboy/
Thisarticleshowsmesomeone'sfirsthandaccountofseeingthebombsexplodeandtheirexperienceswiththat.
"TheManhattanProjectHistoryLearningSite."
HistoryLearningSite
.N.p.,n.d.Web.21Mar.2016.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/worldwartwo/thepacificwar1941to1945/themanhattanpr
oject/
Thisarticletellsindepthinformativeinformationthatwasneededinthefinalproduct.Italso
showsinformationaboutthebombs.
"TheManhattanProjectHistoryLearningSite."
HistoryLearningSite
.N.p.,n.d.Web.21Mar.2016.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/worldwartwo/thepacificwar1941to1945/themanhattanpr
oject/
Thisarticletellsindepthinformativeinformationthatwasneededinthefinalproduct.Italso
showsinformationaboutthebombs.
"TheCostsoftheManhattanProject."
TheBrookingsInstitution.
N.p.,n.d.Web.21Mar.2016.
http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/archive/nucweapons/manhattan
Thisarticlefurtherbrokedownthecostsofthemanhattanproject.Italsomadeachartthatwas
easytounderstandandexplainedhowtheygotthegrandtotal.
"TrinityAtomicWebSite."
TrinityAtomicWebSite
.N.p.,n.d.Web.21Mar.2016.
http://www.abomb1.org/trinity/trinity1.html
Thisarticlegivesmemoreindepthinformationonthefirstatomicbombtesting.ThisArticlealso
wasverydetailedandgavemealltheinformationIneededforthetrinitytest.
"History."
History
.N.p.,n.d.Web.21Mar.2016.
ttp://www.wsmr.army.mil/PAO/Trinity/Pages/TrinitySiteHistoryAcopyofthebrochuregiventositevisito
rs.aspx
Thisarticletellsmemoreaboutthetrinityprojectandtheexacttimeitwastested.Italsotellsme
moreaboutthetrinitysiteitself,includingtheevenbiggermanhattanproject.
PrimarySources
"ColgateonOppenheimerGrovesVisit."AtomicHeritageFoundation.Web.21Jan.
2016.
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/colgateoppenheimergrovesvisit
Thisarticleshowsusaschoolboy'sperspectiveofthelasAmosfacilitiesbeingbuiltandwhathappenedtotheplace
aroundhim,aswellastellingushisdailyjokesandotherthingsthathethoughtasthefacilitieswerebuilt.Ialso
showsusabouthisruninwithOppenheimerandwhathethoughtwhenhesawhim,andlookingbackonitwhathe
thinksnow.
"Cowan:NuclearLegacy."AtomicHeritageFoundation.Web.22Jan.2016
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/cowannuclearlegacy
Thisarticledescribedoneman'sjourneythroughdifferentprojectsandhisoutlookoncertainevents.Italsotoldus
whathesayswouldbeneededtocrestawholenewManhattanproject.
"GrovesonMakingtheBomb."AtomicHeritageFoundation.Web.21Jan.2016.
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/grovesmakingbomb
InthisarticleGeneralLeslieR.Grovesdescribedthedifferentchallengesandsetbackstheyencounteredamong
muchuncertaintyincreatingthebombs.Italsoshowshisreactionstowhathappened,forexampleGroveswasvisibly
takenabackwhenleadingscientistshedgedtheirestimateofhowmuchplutoniumwasneededforanatomicbombby
afactoroften.
"RotblatAccount."AtomicHeritageFoundation.Web.21Jan.2016.
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/rotblataccount
Thisshowsoneman'sjourneytoleavetheManhattanprojectearlyandwhyhedidleave.Italsoshowsusthemany
reasonsforhisandotherstoleaveandthenaskingwhyotherscientistsdidn'tleave,aswellaslayingdowna
foundationtostopanyfurtheratomicornuclearwarfare.
"TheFranckReport."AtomicHeritageFoundation.Web.21Jan.2016.
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/franckreport
ThisarticleisareportontheManhattanprojectthattellsofthegoodandbadthingsaboutthecreationthetheatom
bombandwhatcouldhappeniftheydotryandcreateit.Italsohow'susthattheyreallydidnotknowwhattheywere
doingandtherecouldbeunforeseenconsequencesorrewards.