Secondary Works Cited

Burr, William. "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary

Sources." The George Washington University. Web. 6 Dec. 2009.

<http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm>.

This source helped me evaluate the security of the Atomic Bomb. Also showing the

measures taken to protect it.

Elliot, Michael. "Living under the cloud: The Atom Bombs dropped over Japan ended a terrible

War and Persuaded the world never to use nuclear weapons again. Why that Legacy is

now in peril--and what we should do about it." Infotrac Educators 200 1 Aug. 205: 36-

36. Print.

This magazine showed and described the emotions and feelings of people in the time

period of the bombs. It delved into the thoughts of specific people.

Kingsbury, Alex. "Dropping the Big One(Hiroshima Bombardment, 1945)." U.S. News and

World Report 8 Aug. 2005. Web.

A magazine article about Hiroshima described where and why the bomb sites were

picked. It also gave specifics necessary of the damage of the bombs.

Larson, Rachel, Pamela Creason, Michael Matthews, Terri Koontz, Thomas Luttmann, and Jill

Blackstock. The American Republic. Ed. Manda Kalagayan. Sudbury: Bob Jones Univ Pr,

2000. Print.

This book shows the historical context and effects of World War Two. It gave a very good

view of the Americans during World War II.

Lewis, Chris H. "The Impact of the Atomic Bomb on Japan." University of Colorado at Boulder.

Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/2010/atomic.htm>.

This college website had great info on the atom bomb testing. It showed the effects on

Japan also, a crucial area of information.

Loeber, Charles R. Building the bombs. Albuquerque: Sandia National Laboratories, 2002. Print.

This book helped me understand the work that went into the creation of the bombs.

"Manhattan Project." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. Print.

An encyclopedia gave a wealth of information on and laid out the science of the bombs.

Specifically how they were designed.

Prouty, Doug. "Timeline - The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb." Contra Costa County Office of

Education. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.cocoschools.org/abomb/timeline.htm>. ~

This source was great lead-up to the atomic bomb. It gave a detailed time line on the

events leading up to the atomic bomb.

Sullivan, Edward T. The Ultimate Weapon: Race to develop the Atomic Bomb. New York:

Holiday House, 2007. Print.

This book helped to place a time line of the making of the bombs. It also displayed and

described the destruction the bombs could/did cause.

Ullrich, Rebecca, and Laura Martinez. "End of a War Beginning of a Laboratory, Z division,

1945-1959." Sandia National Laboratories. Web. 19 Jan. 2010.

<http://www.sandia.gov/about/history/exhibits/zdiv.html>.

This source was great for information on the atomic bombs. It also show what happened

to nuclear weapons after WWII.