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Books on: atomic bomb

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Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan

Book by J. Samuel Walker; University of North Carolina Press, 1997

Subjects:

Atomic Bomb, Truman, Harry S.--1884-1972, United States--Foreign Relations--1945-1953, World War, 1939-1945--Japan, World War, 1939-1945--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb," Harpers Magazine 194...The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture...Japan Subdued. The Atomic Bomb and the End of the War...15. Gar Alperovitz, Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and...
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The Atomic Bomb Suppressed: American Censorship in Occupied Japan

Book by Monica Braw; M. E. Sharpe, 1991

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Atomic Bomb--Japan, Freedom Of The Press--Japan, Japan--History--Allied Occupation, 1945-1952, Press--Japan

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by the atomic bomb, but also of the future effects. To the Manhattan Engineering District and the Atomic Energy Commission, all facts about atomic bombs were "from birth" secret. But this view was by no...
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The Way to Ground Zero: The Atomic Bomb in American Science Fiction

Book by Martha A. Bartter; Greenwood Press, 1988

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Atomic Bomb In Literature, Nuclear Warfare In Literature, Science Fiction, American--History And Criticism, War Stories, American--History And Criticism, World War, 1939-1945--Literature And The War

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...warning of the danger of an atomic sneak attack by Russia on the...senior officers who argued that atomic bombs were either no more effective...District code name for A-bomb R D , who testified that it...scientists had "given away" our "atomic secrets," 9 although clear...
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The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Book by Mark Selden, Kyoko Selden; M. E. Sharpe, 1989

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Atomic Bomb Victims--Japan, Atomic Bomb--Blast Effect--Literary Collections, Hiroshima-Shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945, Japanese Literature--20th Century--Translations Into English, Nagasaki-Shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945, World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives, Japanese

Collections: History, Entire Library

...1975. U.S. Strategic Bomb Survey Reports, Pacific...3, The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki...13, The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Health and Medical...The Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan...
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The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

Book by Dennis D. Wainstock; Praeger, 1996

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Atomic Bomb, Truman, Harry S.--1884-1972, United States--Foreign Relations--1945-1953, World War, 1939-1945--Japan, World War, 1939-1945--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...essential materials." 64 The atomic bombs were of "no material...before either one of the two atomic bombs were dropped." 66 "My staff...Force General Arnold, "the bomb was not needed to win the war...invasion, without the use of the atomic bomb, and without Soviet entry...

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Journal Articles on: atomic bomb

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Atomic Warfare and the Nuclear Family: Domestic Resistance in Hollywood Films about the A-Bomb

Journal article by Michael Pressler; Film Criticism, Vol. 27, 2003

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Atomic bomb--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Atomic bomb--Usage, Motion pictures--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Nuclear warfare--Moral and ethical aspects, Nuclear warfare--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

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...disapprove of the use of the atomic bomb?" 85 percent of...worded are you about the atomic bomb?" 65 percent of...troubled about the A-bomb than it was willing to...of Hiroshima, By the Bombs Early Light (1985...that Americans took the bomb casually or that its...uncovering artifacts of atomic paranoia in cold-war...
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Jerome F. Shapiro, Atomic Bomb Cinema: Apocalyptic Imagination on Film

Journal article by Eric Drown; American Studies International, Vol. 41, 2003

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Atomic Bomb Cinema: Apocalyptic Imagination on Film (Book)--Reviews

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Jerome F. Shapiro, Atomic Bomb Cinema: Apocalyptic Imagination...historian Paul Boyer (By the Bombs Early Light, 1985...representations of the atomic bomb lack adequacy, seriousness...production of films with atomic themes since 1949, when...
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Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project: A Study in German Culture

Journal article by Guillaume De Syon; Air Power History, Vol. 51, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project: A Study in German Culture (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project: A Study in German Culture...Guillaume de Syon Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project: A Study in German Culture...revives questions concerning the German atomic bomb project and seeks to draw conclusions...
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Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan

Journal article by Conrad C. Crane; The Historian, Vol. 61, 1999

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Books--Reviews, Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan (Book)--Reviews

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...Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan by Conrad C...Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan. By J. Samuel Walker...essay on the decision to drop the atomic bomb. The attention he garnered during...
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From Atomic Fragments to Memories of the Trinity Bomb: A Bridge of Oral History over the Pacific

Journal article by Kayoko Yoshida; The Oral History Review, Vol. 30, 2003

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Documentary films, Hiroshima Bombardment, 1945--History, Historical research--Technique

Collections: History, Entire Library

...devastating as the atomic bombs. But the massiveness...survivors of the atomic bomb, have haunted the...victims of the atomic bombs on earth: For the...victimized by the first atomic bomb detonation on July...the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan as the...Memories of the Trinity Bomb did try to reveal...

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Magazine Articles on: atomic bomb

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Life after the Atomic Bomb

Magazine article by Julia Chaitin, Aiko Sawada, Dan Bar-On; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 135, March 2007

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Atomic bomb--Health aspects, Atomic bombs--Health aspects, Civilian casualties--Research, Hiroshima Bombardment, 1945--Health aspects, Nagasaki Bombardment, 1945--Health aspects, Post-traumatic stress disorder--Research

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Life after the Atomic Bomb. by Julia Chaitin , Aiko Sawada...AND 9, 1945, THE U.S. DROPPED atomic bombs--first on Hiroshima and then on...survivors from those bombings. The atomic explosions inflicted severe physical...
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Iran and "The Bomb": While Iran Does Appear to Have the Uranium-Enrichment Capability Needed to Make an Atomic Bomb, That Is Not the Same as Having a Bomb and Being Able to Deliver It

Magazine article by Ed Hiserodt; The New American, Vol. 22, October 16, 2006

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Atomic bomb--Political aspects, Atomic bomb--Production processes, Atomic bombs--Political aspects, Atomic bombs--Production processes, Iran--Energy policy, Nuclear arms control--International aspects, Uranium enrichment--Management

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...was to make atomic bombs difficult to construct...The Making of the Atomic Bomb. While most of the...during the forties, bomb construction remains...automatically stops. Atomic bombs reverse these principles...constructed from "bomb grade" material...grade uranium, the atomic explosion will occur...
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First British Atomic Bomb Test: October 3rd, 1952

Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 52, October 2002

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Atomic bomb, Military history

Collections: History, Entire Library

First British atomic bomb test: October 3rd, 1952 by Richard...States, which was refusing to share atomic information. A secret cabinet committee...physicist who had worked on the worlds first atomic bomb in America. The Monte Bello Islands...
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The Raid on Truk Lagoon: Many Younger Americans Have Gained the Impression That America Dropped Atomic Bombs on Japan to Avenge Pearl Harbor, but Our Revenge Happened at Truk Lagoon

Magazine article by Roger D. Mcgrath; The New American, Vol. 27, February 21, 2011

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Atomic bomb--Military aspects, Atomic bombs--Military aspects, United States. Navy

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...avoid being blown to bits by an American bomb. Meanwhile, Japanese planes up and down...himself: "I am a Japanese pilot. You bomb here, you die." With dramatic flair...barely moving. Since we were without bombs and ammo, I opened up on guard channel...had been killed by American bullets or bombs, or had been swallowed by the sea. ILLUSTRATION...
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By the Bomb's Early Light; American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age

Magazine article by John Stevenson; The Nation, Vol. 242, February 1, 1986

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Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

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...only ready to accept the bomb, but to support any...necessary to maintain atomic supremacy." The shift...been galvanized by the bombs first use. Led by some...was no defense against atomic warfare and other nations would soon have the bomb, international control...1950 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (the movements...

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Newspaper Articles on: atomic bomb

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Iran 'Months from Building Atomic Bomb'

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 9, 2011

Subjects:

International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear arms control--Military aspects, Nuclear proliferation--Military aspects, United Nations. Security Council

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Iran Months from Building Atomic Bomb. Byline: Tim Shipman Deputy Political...bomb in a matter of months, the UN atomic watchdog warned yesterday. The regime...hitting report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was...
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Iran 'Months from Building Atomic Bomb'

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 9, 2011

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International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear arms control--Military aspects, Nuclear proliferation--Military aspects, United Nations. Security Council

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Iran Months from Building Atomic Bomb. Byline: Tim Shipman Deputy Political...bomb in a matter of months, the UN atomic watchdog warned yesterday. The regime...hitting report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was...
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Iran 'Months from Building Atomic Bomb'

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 9, 2011

Subjects:

International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear arms control--Military aspects, Nuclear proliferation--Military aspects, United Nations. Security Council

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Iran Months from Building Atomic Bomb. Byline: Tim Shipman Deputy Political...bomb in a matter of months, the UN atomic watchdog warned yesterday. The regime...hitting report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was...
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Inspiration from Hiroshima; Victim of Atomic Bomb's Frightful Legacy Creates a Tale of Sheer Wonder

Newspaper article; The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia), August 5, 2009

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Hydrogen bomb, Hydrogen bombs

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Inspiration from Hiroshima; Victim of Atomic Bombs Frightful Legacy Creates a Tale...the destruction of Hiroshima by an atomic bomb. From the ashes of Hiroshima arose...result of the radiation from the bomb. But Sadako loves life too much...
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Birmingham's Secret Role in Creating the Atom Bomb; America Claimed Much of the Credit for the Atomic Bomb but Scientists and Researchers in Wartime Birmingham Did Much of the Original Work. A New BBC Documentary Looks at the Role the City Played. David Gregory Reports

Newspaper article by David Gregory; The Birmingham Post (England), February 17, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of the Credit for the Atomic Bomb but Scientists and Researchers...bombers were dropping bombs, shrapnel burst from...had described and named atomic fission in 1939. While...the time was full of atomic reactors and bombs, physicists maintained...energy source, or a bomb, scientists needed a...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: atomic bomb

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Atomic Bomb

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...On Aug. 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima...second, more powerful, bomb on Nagasaki . Both bombs caused widespread death...need to have used them. Atomic bombs were subsequently...fissionable nuclei for atomic bombs are the isotopes uranium...release of energy. An atomic bomb is detonated by bringing...
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Atomic Energy Commission

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...to advise and consult with on all atomic energy matters that related to military...had directed the development of the atomic bomb but who opposed the manufacture of...the AECs work was in the field of atomic weaponry, it was also involved in...
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Hydrogen Bomb

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...hydrogen isotopes. In an atomic bomb , uranium or...first thermonuclear bomb was exploded in 1952...exploded thermonuclear bombs, and these five nations...of a thermonuclear bomb is as follows: at its center is an atomic bomb; surrounding...
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Nuclear Energy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...at ordinary temperatures.) The atomic numbers of the nuclei resulting from...fission add up to 92, which is the atomic number of uranium. A number of pairs...and causes a second fission. In an atomic bomb , the number is greater than 1 and...
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Oppenheimer, J. Robert

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...important contributions to the development of atomic energy for military purposes. After the atomic bomb was used against Japan, Oppenheimer became...proponents of civilian and international control of atomic energy; he was chairman of the general advisory...

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