Introduction

I'm fascinated by the project that led to the making of the atomic bomb. Not because of the technicalities - my understanding of physics (even now) is far too limited to really understand what they did back then. No, I'm interested in the the collective effort by such a heterogeneous group of geniuses that took place in that era. I'm interested in Szilard's early vision; in the - magical - leadership of Robert Oppenheimer that focused these people; in the little stories about the project - e.g. those in the Gleick's biography of Richard P. Feynman; in the aftermath, where Oppenheimer was "robbed" of his security clearance, partially by Teller's doing.

Here are some links I've come across.

The Nuclear Files Archive Documents and Treaties

The Manhattan Project

Eric's Treasure Troves of Science

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy

Atomic Bomb Decision - Groves-Oppenheimer, August 6, 1945

ATOMIC BOMB DECISION (Hiroshima-Nagasaki)

Recently (early 2005), I've searched the web again and found the following treasure troves:

Nuclearfiles.org

Atomicarchive.com


Gert Florijn - 12/06/03