Online Resources

Trinity Atomic Web Site

www.abomb1.org

The purpose of Trinity Atomic Web Site is to tell the story of nuclear weapons through historical documents, photos, and videos.

Atomicarchive.com - Nuclear Pathways Member

www.atomicarchive.com

Atomic Archive is a comprehensive resource on the atomic age. The site include biographies of key persons, original documents, a glossary, images, pertinent web links, and a timeline of major events related to the nuclear age. Interactive elements allow the user to explore a country’s nuclear facilities or explore global nuclear test sites. In addition, the site contains "Nuclear News", a weblog which covers topical nuclear issues.

Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues - Nuclear Pathways Member

alsos.wlu.edu

The Alsos digital library is a collection of annotated references to resources that offer a broad, balanced perspective of topics relating to the origins, functions, and legacies of the Manhattan Project. The critical task of the Alsos project is to integrate these references into a structured collection that allows users to examine this important period of history from many perspectives. The materials referenced includes books, articles, videos, images, and web sites.

Nuclear Chemistry and the Community - Nuclear Pathways Member

www.chemcases.com/nuclear/

Part of the ChemCases website, this unit covers the basic concepts of nuclear chemistry. This site explores the legacy of radiation: the fear of contamination, the problems in the generation of nuclear power, the widespread medical uses of radioisotopes, and the worldwide question, as yet unsolved, of what should be done with nuclear byproducts.

Nuclear Files - Nuclear Pathways Member

www.nuclearfiles.org

This site is a project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, an international education and advocacy organization. Provides background information, analysis and access to primary documents, this site is an educational resource exploring the political, legal and ethical challenges stemming from the continued existence of nuclear weapons.

Los Alamos National Laboratory

www.lanl.gov/worldview/welcome/history.shtml

This section of the Los Alamos National Laboratory's website presents information about the laboratory's role in the development of the first atomic bombs. It contains a well-written document on the early history of the laboratory, as well as access to previously classified documents on the development of the bombs. The site also provides a series on Los Alamos history published in the Los Alamos News Bulletin to commemorate the laboratory's 50th anniversary.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

www.ornl.gov/history/

This website is the official site of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which began with the goal of producing uranium-235 for the Manhattan Project. It provides a brief history of ORNL including an interactive timeline, and includes a detailed description of the X-10 graphite reactor built in 1943.

Hanford Site

www.hanford.gov/doe/culres/historic/

The website contains a broad spectrum of information on Hanford from 1943 to the present. The plutonium production site played a pivotal role in the nation's defense for more than 50 years, beginning in the 1940s with its creation as part of the Manhattan Project.

Atomic Central

www.vce.com/atomcentral.html

A link to an award winning movies such as; Trinity and Beyond, Atomic Journeys, from VCE. Footage from some of these movies is used on the CD-ROM, Atomic Archive:Enhanced Edition.

Children of the Manhattan Project

www.childrenofthemanhattanproject.org

This site seeks preserve the historical importance of the Manhattan Project, to recognize and memorialize the efforts of all World War II veterans, and to promote the safe and beneficial use of nuclear energy.