Atomic Age
A Century of Science / Brookhaven National Lab
A brief history of the lab at Brookhaven, its founding, development and achievements in nuclear physics and nuclear energy research.
A Lovely Experiment
Albert Wattenbert writes in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists about working with Enrico Fermi to create the first chain reaction.
A-Bomb Archive
Discusses nuclear weapons, the survivability of nuclear blasts, weapon totals for the nuclear powers, and specific data regarding the UK program.
Accelerating Cleanup: Paths to Closure
Outlines the Energy Department's work to clean up contamination at DOE legacy sites.
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion - Introduction
Covers the US failed project to produce atomic powered aircraft. A detailed look at the technology involved as well as materials relating to the reasons the program failed.
Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues
Wide range of vetted, indexed, annotated references for the study of nuclear issues. Collection is searchable and includes books, articles, films, CD-ROMs, and websites.
America Faces the Atomic Age: 1946
The A-bomb and atomic testing were entirely new phenomena in history and there was a variety of opinion about the tests and the weapon. This article used polls and journalistic imp…
Andrei Sakharov: Soviet Physics, Nuclear Weapons and Human Rights
A biography of Andrei Sakharov and his contributions to Soviet nuclear weapons research, nuclear fusion, cosmology, human rights, and world peace. Includes a bibliography and links…
Anno Atomi: Growing Up with the Atom
Documents the atmospheric atomic bomb tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site during 1957. Compiled using government press releases and images, with comments by soldiers and citiz…
Anti-Nuke Alert
A collection of speeches, articles, and full text documents on nuclear safety, legislation, and treaties. Map of nuclear hazards in the US, links section and NucNews, a collection …
Archive of Nuclear Data
Reports, tables, and statistics on nuclear stockpiles, strategic nuclear forces, and nuclear test programs of the United States, Russia, France, China, and Great Britain.
Atlas Missile Silo
Read about the first generation ICBM missile Silos put into service by the United States Air Force during the early 1960's.
Atomic Archive
Timeline of nuclear weapon development, biographies of atomic scientists, accounts of nuclear tests, arms-control treaties, full text original documents, an image and video gallery…
Atomic Bombing: How to Protect Yourself
Full text and illustrations from the 1950 atom-war survival guide.
Atomic Force and Bombs
Nuclear weapon history site. Information on the Manhattan Project, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and nuclear weapons technology. Luxembourg site in English.
Atomic Heritage Foundation
A non-profit dedicated to preservation and interpretation of the Manhattan Project and Atomic Age. Information about historic properties, museum exhibits, publications, and documen…
Atomic Veterans History Project
Personal narratives, photographs of exercises and tests at the Nevada Test Site, 1946 to 1962.
Bikini Atoll
Information on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the site of many American nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s. Includes a history of the islands and the nuclear tests as well…
Bobby and the A-Bomb Factory
Provides a free version of Bob Myers' childhood memoir about growing up in the 1950s in the shadow of the Hanford A-Bomb plant.
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