atomic bomb

Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.

A book for young readers about the presidential decision to drop the atomic bomb over Japan in 1945.

"[Shares the story of] Robert Oppenheimer--father of the atomic bomb--as told by seven fictional characters"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores the Manhattan Project through the eyes of ordinary people as well as military personnel and others"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an overview of the atomic bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States that brought an end to World War II in the Pacific.

Describes the events and people surrounding the creation of the atomic bomb, and examines the effects of its use during World War II.

Hoping to finally end World War II the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan on August 6 1945. Three days later the U.S. dropped another massive bomb on Nagasaki Japan. The result was total devastation. Within seconds of the blasts more than 120 000 men women and children died. Thousands more would die from radiation sickness in the months to come. The war was over but the ongoing fear of nuclear destruction had begun.

The end of six years of bloodshed ended on September 2, 1945, when official Japanese representatives signed a capitulation document aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

General Leslie Groves offers an inside account of the creation of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, discussing the political, logistical, and personal problems created by the Manhattan Project and its aftermath.

Examines the history of the atomic bomb, discussing the discovery of the behavior of uranium when placed next to radioactive material, the race to build a bomb, and the impact of the weapon on societies around the world.