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Secondary Sources "Conant & the Bomb." Atomic Heritage Foundation. Web. 22 Jan. 2016
http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/conantbomb This article shows one man's role in the Manhattan project and his dilemmas during the world deeming the project right and if they should fully make the bomb, or drop it. It also shows the different struggles they had making the bomb.
"Manhattan Project | United States History." Encyclopedia Britannica Online . Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015.
http://www.britannica.com/event/ManhattanProject This factual website provided me with a very strong understanding about the Manhattan projects background. It also gave me a good basis to find the rest of my sources because of its factual content.
"Manhattan Project." Manhattan Project.Web. 22 Jan. 2016. http://energy.gov/management/officemanagement/operationalmanagement/history/manhattanproject This article employed some statistics about how much they spent and employment, it also described the Manhattan projects legacy. Later on in the text it describes the department of energy as feeling a strong sense of responsibility to the Manhattan project and goes on to say what they have done that involves some part of the project in some way.
"Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945." Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945. Web. 21 Jan. 2016. http://www.history.com/topics/worldwarii/bombingofhiroshimaandnagasaki
This website tried to enlighten us about what happened to those bombs we dropped and what they did. It also told us about Japan's side of the war, how they weren't surrendering and had seemed to gotten deadlier when faced with defeat.
"The Atomic Bomb Aka The Manhattan Project." About.com Inventors. About.com. Web. 22 Jan. 2016 http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm
This article described the statistics of extracting uranium ore to uranium metal and other things about uranium. It also then goes on to the key staff of the project and the testing of the first atomic bomb,”the gadget”.
"The Manhattan Project and the Ethics of the Atomic Bomb." The Manhattan Project and the Ethics of the Atomic Bomb Comments. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. https://www.surveillancevideo.com/manhattanapril2010.html
This article was very factual and described the different atomic weapons for plutonium239 and uranium235. It also named the different scientists that eventually made the whole atomic weapon possible and their accomplishments, as well as giving some much needed background information on the whole project.
"The Manhattan Project." AMNH. Web. 22 Jan. 2016.aa;D http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/peaceandwar/themanhattanproject
This particular article shows us Albert Einstein’s role in creating the atomic bomb. It also shows us his perspective in what he did, and how he feels about his small roles a scientist that started the ball rolling for the Manhattan project.
Key Issues: Nuclear Weapons: History: Pre Cold War: Manhattan Project." Key Issues: Nuclear Weapons: History: Pre Cold War: Manhattan Project. Web. 22 Jan. 2016
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/keyissues/nuclearweapons/history/precoldwar/manhattanproject/ This website showed me where the Manhattan project took place and what their individual jobs were. It also showed me how many bombs were made and what was done with two of them.
Meitner and Frisch On Nuclear Fission." Atomic Heritage Foundation. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/meitnerfrischnuclearfission
This website describes many scientists who researched many different things that had to do with uranium. It also showed and broadened my understanding about uranium.
The Manhattan Project." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp
This article first showed us Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi's suspicions that the axis powers were looking into and beginning to develop atomic technology. It also then moved more in depth into background information of the Manhattan project.
Wikipedia . Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)
This article tells me all about the gadget and the trinity project. It also tells me some information and similarities with the fat man atomic bomb.
"The Gadget, the First Atomic Bomb, 1945." Rare Historical Photos. 20 Nov. 2013. Web. 01 Mar. 2016. http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/gadgetfirstatomicbomb/
This article tells me about the gadget and shows the bomb tower from which the gadget was dropped.
"Science Behind the Atom Bomb." Atomic Heritage Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/sciencebehindatombomb
This article tells me more about the composition of the fat man bomb, it also shows me a glossary made up of words relating to atomic bombs.
"Little Boy and Fat Man." Atomic Heritage Foundation . N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/littleboyandfatman
This article tells me copious amounts of information concerning the fat man and little boy bombs. It also shows me a photo gallery and a video showing the Enola Gay leaving and returning after dropping the bomb.
"Nuclear Weapon Design." Wikipedia . Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon_design
This article tells me about the composition of the gadget bomb, it also shows me how each of the components contained in the bomb work.
"Documentation and Diagrams of the Atomic Bomb." Documentation and Diagrams of the Atomic Bomb. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. http://www.serendipity.li/more/atomic.html
This website showed me in depth information about the blast sites with pictures, it also showed me diagrams of the cores and the bombs.
"The Designs of 'Fat Man' and 'Little Boy'" The Designs of 'Fat Man' and 'Little Boy' N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. http://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/war_peace/atomic/hfatman.html
This article tells me all about the different compositions and contents of the bombs, also it explains the different parts of the bomb in a way we can understand.
"J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes." BrainyQuote . Xplore, n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/j_robert_oppenheimer.html
This article shows me some of the most famous quotes from Robert J Oppenheimer.
"Explore 100 Famous Scientist Quotes Pages." Atomic Bomb Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016 http://todayinsci.com/QuotationsCategories/A_Cat/AtomicBombQuotations.htm
This website shows me 100 different quotes that relate to atomic bombs.
Wikipedia . Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki This article told me more about the preparations to drop the bombs, it also told me some things about the aftermath.
" ." America in WWII Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2016 http://www.americainwwii.com/articles/fatmanandlittleboy/
This article shows me someone's first hand account of seeing the bombs explode and their experiences with that.
"The Manhattan Project History Learning Site." History Learning Site . N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/worldwartwo/thepacificwar1941to1945/themanhattanpr oject/ This article tells in depth informative information that was needed in the final product. It also shows information about the bombs. "The Manhattan Project History Learning Site." History Learning Site . N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/worldwartwo/thepacificwar1941to1945/themanhattanpr oject/ This article tells in depth informative information that was needed in the final product. It also shows information about the bombs. "The Costs of the Manhattan Project." The Brookings Institution. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/archive/nucweapons/manhattan This article further broke down the costs of the manhattan project. It also made a chart that was easy to understand and explained how they got the grand total.
"Trinity Atomic Web Site." Trinity Atomic Web Site . N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. http://www.abomb1.org/trinity/trinity1.html This article gives me more in depth information on the first atomic bomb testing. This Article also was very detailed and gave me all the information I needed for the trinity test. "History." History . N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. ttp://www.wsmr.army.mil/PAO/Trinity/Pages/TrinitySiteHistoryAcopyofthebrochuregiventositevisito rs.aspx This article tells me more about the trinity project and the exact time it was tested. It also tells me more about the trinity site itself, including the even bigger manhattan project.
Primary Sources
"Colgate on OppenheimerGroves Visit." Atomic Heritage Foundation. Web. 21 Jan. 2016. http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/colgateoppenheimergrovesvisit
This article shows us a school boy's perspective of the las Amos facilities being built and what happened to the place around him, as well as telling us his daily jokes and other things that he thought as the facilities were built. I also shows us about his run in with Oppenheimer and what he thought when he saw him, and looking back on it what he thinks now.
"Cowan: Nuclear Legacy." Atomic Heritage Foundation. Web. 22 Jan. 2016 http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/cowannuclearlegacy
This article described one man's journey through different projects and his outlook on certain events. It also told us what he says would be needed to crest a whole new Manhattan project.
"Groves on Making the Bomb." Atomic Heritage Foundation. Web. 21 Jan. 2016. http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/grovesmakingbomb
In this article General Leslie R. Groves described the different challenges and setbacks they encountered among much uncertainty in creating the bombs. It also shows his reactions to what happened, for example Groves was visibly taken aback when leading scientists hedged their estimate of how much plutonium was needed for an atomic bomb by a “factor of ten.”
"Rotblat Account." Atomic Heritage Foundation. Web. 21 Jan. 2016. http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/rotblataccount
This shows one man's journey to leave the Manhattan project early and why he did leave. It also shows us the many reasons for his and others to leave and then asking why other scientists didn't leave, as well as laying down a foundation to stop any further atomic or nuclear warfare.
"The Franck Report." Atomic Heritage Foundation. Web. 21 Jan. 2016. http://www.atomicheritage.org/keydocuments/franckreport
This article is a report on the Manhattan project that tells of the good and bad things about the creation the the atom bomb and what could happen if they do try and create it. It also how's us that they really did not know what they were doing and there could be unforeseen consequences or rewards.