atomic bomb

In 1993, a Japanese auto carrier is destroyed by a nuclear explosion from an old American nuclear bomb.

Examines the events leading to the creation and use of the atomic bomb.

The author recalls her happy childhood in Hiroshima, abruptly halted on August 6, 1945, when her known world was hideously destroyed by an atomic bomb.

During World War II, a twelve-year-old girl is uprooted from her quiet, East coast life and moved to a secluded army post in the New Mexico desert where her father and other scientists are working on a top secret project.

Provides background information on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and presents controversies surrounding the event, and also offers personal narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by this event.

Discusses the usage of atomic bombs by the United States in World War II and President Harry S. Truman's decision to launch a nuclear attack on Japan, examining the morality of the decision, and exploring the relationship between nuclear weapons and the start of the Cold War.

Looks at the events leading up to, surrounding, and following the dropping of the first atomic bomb.

Traces the life of the physicist who headed the Manhattan Project which developed the first atomic bomb.

Discusses the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the U.S. during World War II; examines how the bomb was developed and the reasons why the U.S. decided to use the weapon; and looks at other uses of atomic power.

Profiles the life and work of inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer, describing his education and career as a physicist and his role as director of the Manhattan Project, as well as his personal life. Includes activities and related Web sites.