atomic bomb

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Hiroshima, August 6, 1945

2003
Examines the events leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day itself, and the ways in which people learned to live afterwards.

The Manhattan Project

1993
Recounts the history of the crash program that resulted in the development of the atomic bomb.

Hiroshima

1987
Describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 and discusses the events that led up to this decision and the terrible aftermath which led to still-continuing attempts to control the manufacture and use of nuclear weapons.

Children of Hiroshima

1980
A collection of writings by children who experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

American Prometheus

the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2006
Chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, focusing on how his work on the atomic bomb helped him become one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century.

Dragon

2006
A radiation leak exposes a plot by the Japanese to take over the world and sends Dirk Pitt to the bottom of the ocean to launch a daring counterattack.

Day one

before Hiroshima and after
1984
Examines the events leading to the creation and use of the atomic bomb.

World War II in the Pacific

2002
Discusses Japan's participation in World War II, including militaristic advances and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, its alliances, the use of the atomic bomb against it, and its defeat and surrender.

Dancing with Einstein

a novel
2004
Marea Hoffman returns to New York after wandering the world for seven years with the intention of starting her real life, but when she has trouble adjusting, she turns to her father's colleague and friend, the grandfatherly Albert Einstein.

Fallout

J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the political science of the atomic bomb
2001
Mixes fact and fiction in a graphic novel about the scientists behind the atomic bomb project.

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