Exploration vs.

Responsibility: Chicago Pile 1 and its Impact on Nuclear Power History Fair Resource List (MLA)
Mindren Lu, Junior Division

Primary:
AJ Software & Multimedia. "Trinity Test." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. AJ Software & Multimedia. Web. 17 Mar. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/Trinity/index.shtml>. This website provides A LOT of photographs of the Trinity plutonium atomic bomb test. "Atomic Bomb Cloud over Hiroshima." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. AJ Software & Multimedia. Web. 18 Mar. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/Hiroshima/image1.shtml>. This website provides a picture of the mushroom cloud produced by the "Little Boy" atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan. "Atomic Bomb Cloud over Nagasaki." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. AJ Software & Multimedia. Web. 18 Mar. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/Nagasaki/image1.shtml>. This website provides a picture of the mushroom cloud produced by the "Fat Man" atomic bomb dropped over Nagasaki, Japan. Cauchon, Barry. "BOCKSCAR THE FORGOTTEN PLANE THAT DROPPED THE ATOMIC BOMB A Little Touch of History." A Little Touch of History. 07 Aug. 2008. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://awesometalks.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/bockscar-the-forgotten-plane-that-droppedthe-atomic-bomb/>.

This website gave a picture of the American B-29 Bockscar, the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. "Classical Values :: Where Science Gets Down To Business." Classical Values - End the Culture War by Restoring Classical Values. Classical Values, 02 Dec. 2008. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2008/12/where_science_g.html>. This website shows a picture of an atomic bomb mushroom cloud and relating it to the University of Chicago, as it was there where the first controlled self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction occurred. "Construction of the Pile | Photographs | Media Gallery | Atomicarchive.com." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. AJ Software & Multimedia. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/CP1/index.shtml>. This website contains all of the available pictures of the construction of Chicago Pile 1. Dannen, Gene. "Einstein's Letter to Roosevelt, August 2, 1939." Gene Dannen's Home Page. 26 July 1998. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. <http://www.dannen.com/ae-fdr.html>. This website shows the letter that was written by Leo Szilard and given to President Roosevelt by Albert Einstein that started the Manhattan Project. If the Leo Szilard Online link is clicked at the top, a page is reached where there are many helpful resources relating to Leo Szilard and the atomic bomb. The Editors of Legacy Publishers. "HowStuffWorks "Start of World War II: September 1939-March 1940"" HowStuffWorks "History" HowStuffWorks, 06 Sept. 2007. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://history.howstuffworks.com/world-war-ii/start-world-war-2.htm>.

This website gives a picture of German soldiers invading Poland in World War II. If the image is clicked, a huge World War II photo gallery pops up. "Fat Man Bomb." WV CIVIL DEFENSE FREAK. 2010. Web. 2 Feb. 2012. <http://wvcivildefensefreak.webs.com/fatmanbomb.htm>. This website has a picture of the Fat Man, the atomic bomb that destroyed Nagasaki, Japan. Granadino, Fernando. "The Story Of Sadako Sasaki - 1000 Cranes For Japan." 1000 Cranes For Japan Home. 1000 Cranes For Japan. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.1000cranes4japan.com/thestory-of-sadako-sasaki.html>. This website contains many pictures concerning Sadako Sasaki, one of the young victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombings radiation. It also has some information concerning her as well. "File:Chicago Pile-5.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 15 Dec. 2009. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_Pile-5.jpg>. This website has a picture of Chicago Pile 5. "File:Ebr-1.zdv.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ebr-1.zdv.jpg>. This website has a picture of Experimental Breeder Reactor-1. "Gallery of Cold War Weapons Of Mass Destruction Images | HighTech EDGE." HighTech EDGE | Keep on the Cutting Edge of Technology and Military. 03 Mar. 2009. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.hightech-edge.com/cold-war-gallery-images-weapons-mass-destructionwmd/3542/>.

This website contains many pictures of Cold War weapons, including the atomic bomb tested at Trinity. "HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL PARK." JAPAN HOTELS JAPAN TRAVEL GUIDE. Japanese Lifestyle. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/hiroshima_peace_memorial_park.htm>. This website contains a picture of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the Childrens Peace Monument. "Little Boy." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 31 Jan. 2012. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy>. This website has a picture of Little Boy, the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, Japan. National Security Archive. "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources." The George Washington University. National Security Archive. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. <http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm>. This website provides A LOT of primary sources pertaining to the atomic bomb. "[President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signing the Declaration of War against Germany as Sen. Tom Connally Holds the Watch to Fix the Exact Time]." 301 Moved Permanently. Library of Congress. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006677508/>. This website provides a picture of "President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Germany as Sen. Tom Connally holds the watch to fix the exact time."

"Reactors: Modern-Day Alchemy." Argonne National Laboratory ... for a Brighter Future. Argonne National Laboratory. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.anl.gov/Science_and_Technology/History/Anniversary_Frontiers/alchemy.html>. This website contains pictures of all the Chicago Pile reactors except Chicago Pile 1. "Recall First Atom Control in Stagg Field." Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963): W6. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune (1849-1988). Dec 01 1957. Web. 18 Feb. 2012 . This newspaper recalls what happened at Chicago Pile 1 and talks about Argonne National Laboratory. Acquired from: http://search.proquest.com.covers.chipublib.org/hnpchicagotribune/docview/180366449/134E 97F81C74B20530D/1?accountid=135622 (requires a valid Chicago Public Library card). Remembering Chicago & World War II. Prod. WTTW Chicago. WTTW Chicago, 1997. Videocassette. This videocassette gave a general overview of Chicago in World War II, including the Stagg Field nuclear reaction. This resource contained many primary documents, such as pictures and videos. "Sharks Are the Bomb! Or How They Ate the Sailors of the USS Indianapolis ~ Animals Eating Animals." Animals Eating Animals. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.animalseatinganimals.com/2011/10/sharks-are-bomb-or-how-they-atesailors.html>. This website shows a picture of the USS Indianapolis, the ship that delivered parts of the atomic bomb. It also provides some information about what happened after the ship was hit by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine.

SmugMug, Inc. "The Worlds First Nuclear Reactor Is Buried at "Site A"; CP-1, 2, 3 (Chicago Pile 1, 2, 3). The First Nuclear Reactor Was Operating in 1943 and Was Part of the Manhattan Project." Matt Helm's Photos | SmugMug. SmugMug, Inc. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://techward.smugmug.com/History/AbsolutelyRadiant/10360234_5c3WhL/1/719198738_fa93e>. This website shows pictures of the stone plaques at Site A and Plot M, where nuclear reactors are buried. Tomura, Sedako, Hajimi Keto, and Yasami Nakahima. "Interview with Hiroshima Bombing Survivors." Interview by Studs Terkel. Studs Terkel Program. WFMT. Chicago, IL, 31 May 1982. Radio. This source is a listening CD recording of the [Studs Terkel Program] that is located at the Research Center of the Chicago History Museum. This source provides an intervfiew with the survivors of the August 6, 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing. This helps support my argument because the survivors tell about the horror of atomic bombs and that we should never use them again. United States Department of Energy. "The First Reactor." USDOE, Office of Scientific and Technical Information. U.S. Department of Energy. Web. 24 Jan. 2012. <http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/documents/fullText/ACC0044.pdf>. This pamphlet (put online) made by the government describes in detail Chicago Pile 1. It also includes a section by Enrico Fermi, the lead scientist of that project. He was present when the experiment took place.

White, Henriette. "Japan: Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyajima." Henriette White Home. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.henriettewhite.com/Gallaries/GalleryTraveling/Japan200810/JapanKyotoHiroshim aMiyajima/tabid/404/Default.aspx>. This website provides the authors pictures of Japan, including the Childrens Peace Memorial. "Who Discovered Leukemia." Alternative Medicine and Natural Health News. Methods of Healing. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.methodsofhealing.com/who-discovered-leukemia/>. This website gives information and pictures on leukemia, the atom bomb disease. World War II - Television Tropes & Idioms." Home Page - Television Tropes & Idioms. Tvtropes. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorldWarII>. This website provides a little picture collection of events in World War II.

Secondary:
"Accesories : RFID Bar Code Mobility & Security Experts, Kheelan Business Technologies." RFID Bar Code Mobility & Security Experts, Kheelan Business Technologies. Kheelan Business Tecnologies. Web. 29 Feb. 2012. <http://www.kheelan.com/Accessories>. This website sells business technology products, but I got a little graphic ("Other Stuff") from the website. Adams, Simon. "The Atomic Bomb." World War II. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2000. 58-59. Print. These two pages of the book contain a very in-depth, visual recounting of the atomic bomb. AJ Software & Multimedia. "The First Pile | History of the Atomic Age | Atomicarchive.com." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. AJ

Software & Multimedia. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/firstpile/index.shtml>. This website and its links provide a VERY in-depth explanation about Chicago Pile 1. They also contain many relevant photos. AJ Software & Multimedia. "The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb." Introduction. AJ Software & Multimedia. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/mp/introduction.shtml>. This website explains how the Manhattan Project was started. AJ Software & Multimedia. "Maps." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. AJ Software & Multimedia. Web. 17 Mar. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Maps/index.shtml>. This website provides some maps relating to nuclear things, including a map of the Trinity test site. Allardice, Corbin, and Edward R. Trapnell. The First Pile. Oak Ridge, TN: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Technical Information Division, 1949. Print. This little pamphlet/book tells about Chicago Pile 1. It also provides lots of pictures and diagrams, including a diagram of the patent of Chicago Pile 2. Assignment Discovery Shorts: E=mc2 and Nuclear Fusion : Video : Discovery Channel. Prod. Discovery Communications. Discovery Channel : Science, History, Space, Tech, Sharks, News! Discovery Communications. Web. 01 Feb. 2012. <http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discoveryshorts-e-mc2-and-nuclear-fusion.html>.

This video gives a brief explanation about E=mc2, nuclear fission, and nuclear fusion. Baggott, J. E., and J. E. Baggott. The First War of Physics: The Secret History of the Atom Bomb, 19391949. New York: Pegasus, 2010. Print. This book provides a VERY detailed explanation of the atomic bomb-from its beginnings to the Soviet test of Joe-1. It contains a section about Chicago Pile 1 and the Metallurgical Laboratory. Barr, Gary E. "The Atomic Bomb." World War II Home Front. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2004. 46-47. Print. This book contains some information about the atomic bomb. It also has 2 quotes supporting and opposing the use of the atomic bomb. "BBC - WW2 People's War - Timeline." BBC- WW2 People's War. BBC. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a6652262.shtml>. This website provides a little "fact file" about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. BboySNO. "Nuclear Fission." YouTube. YouTube, 27 Feb. 2007. Web. 13 Mar. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jtWR_tcX4>. This website provides an animation of nuclear fission. Bernardini, Carlo, and Luisa Bonolis. Enrico Fermi: His Work and Legacy. Bologna Societ Italiana Di Fisica: Springer, 2004. Print. This book contains a complicated but scientific section about Chicago Pile 1 and its theories & equations.

Bethell, Tom. "Good Vibes; The Virtue of Radiation." The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science. Washington, DC: Regnery Pub., 2005. 39-55. Print. This chapter of the book explains that low exposures to radiation can actually be beneficial. Bethell, Tom. "Yes, More Nukes." The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science. Washington, DC: Regnery Pub., 2005. 19-37. Print. This chapter of the book explains that nuclear energy is less harmful than everyone thinks and is the cleanest and safest form of energy. Brain, Marshall, and Robert Lamb. "HowStuffWorks "How Nuclear Power Works"" HowStuffWorks "Science" HowStuffWorks, Inc., 09 Oct. 2000. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm>. This website explains nuclear power plants and nuclear fission. Canada Emergency Measures Organization. "Nuclear Blast & Radioactive Fallout Shelter Instructions - 11 Steps." Potassium Iodide Pills Anti-Radiation Pill & Nuclear Emergency FAQ. Radiation Detectors, Meters, Geiger Counters & Potassium Iodine Iodate Pills. KI4U, 23 July 2010. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://www.ki4u.com/survive/index.htm>. This website some drawings and a guide on how to survive a nuclear attack. Carpi, Anthony. "Nuclear Chemistry." Visionlearning. Visionlearning, Inc., 2003. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=59>. This website gives information on all things nuclear. Some links it provides lead to animations.

Carrier, Lois. "The Terrible Secret." Illinois: Crossroads of a Continent. Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois, 1993. 221-22. Print. This book provides information about Chicago Pile 1. It also has a picture of Stagg Field of the University of Chicago. "Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest." University of Washington. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. <http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Classroom Materials/Pacific Northwest History/Lessons/Lesson 24/24.html>. This website provides information about "the impacts of the Cold War on Washington." It also provides a picture of the unofficial medal of the Manhattan Project. Coerr, Eleanor, and Ronald Himler. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. New York: Putnam, 1977. Print. This book provides a very in-depth analysis and biography of Sadako Sasaki. Cohen, Daniel. The Manhattan Project. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 1999. Print. This book provides information about the first nuclear reaction and the Arms Race. It is mostly in-depth about the Manhattan Project. Coolestdude80. "University of Chicago Atomic Pile History." YouTube. YouTube, 11 Apr. 2008. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JTOUdb3ylQ>. This website provides a video of a History channel program pertaining to the University of Chicago and the atomic bomb.

DeChesare, Brian. "Mergers & Inquisitions." Why Investment Banking? Capital Capable Media LLC. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/why-investment-banking/>. This website provides a cute little depiction of a person thinking: Why? This site is mainly about investment banking though. "Drawing of the First Atomic Pile." Argonne National Laboratory ... for a Brighter Future. Argonne National Laboratory. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.anl.gov/Science_and_Technology/History/Anniversary_Frontiers/10photo.html>. This website provides a drawing that was produced based on first-hand accounts of the first atomic pile-Chicago Pile 1. "EIA Energy Kids - Uranium (nuclear)." EIA Energy Kids - Energy Kids: Energy Information Administration. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=nuclear_home-basics>. This website explains energy that comes from uranium. "Enrico Fermi and the First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction." Office of Scientific and Technical Information, OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy. DOE R&D Accomplishments, 15 Dec. 2011. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/fermi.html>. This website gives a brief explanation of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. It also contains many useful links on the bottom. Fermi, Laura. Atoms in the Family: My Life with Enrico Fermi. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago, 1954. Print.

This book provides a very detailed biography about Enrico Fermi. It also provides a section about his success with Chicago Pile 1. Froomster. "Chicago Pile 2 Burial." YouTube. YouTube, 05 Nov. 2010. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlzfubnDlMc>. This website provides video footage of Chicago Pile 2 being buried at Site A/ Plot M. Gabriel, Madeline. "Dogs and BabiesLearning to Live Happily Ever After." Dogs and Babies...Learning to Live Happily Ever After. 18 May 2011. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://dogsandbabies.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/national-no-you-cant-pet-my-dog-day/>. This website talks about not petting dogs, but I used a picture of the word "no" for the page on my website titled "No to Nuclear." "Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Subsequent Weapons Testing." World Nuclear Association | Nuclear Power - a Sustainable Energy Resource. World Nuclear Association, May 2010. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://world-nuclear.org/info/inf52.html>. This website explains the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings and its effects on the future. Historyonthenet. "World War Two - Causes." World War Two. Historyonthenet, 23 Jan. 2012. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. <http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causes.htm>. This website gives an explanation on how World War II was started. Holl, Jack M., Richard G. Hewlett, and Ruth Roy. Harris. Argonne National Laboratory, 1946-96. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1997. Print.

This book provides a very in-depth explanation about Argonne National Laboratory's history, including its starts from the Metallurgical Laboratory in University of Chicago, and its "Chicago Pile" reactor programs. Hughes, Thomas A., and John Graham Royde-Smith. "World War II (1939-45)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 18 Mar. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/648813/World-War-II>. This website provides an encyclopedic definition of "World War II." Hvistendahl, Mara. "Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste: Scientific American." Science News, Articles and Information. Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2007. Web. 18 Mar. 2012. <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclearwaste>. This website provides a picture of nuclear power, and also explains that coal ash is more radioactive than nuclear waste. "The Italian Navigator Lands." Argonne National Laboratory ... for a Brighter Future. Argonne National Laboratory. Web. 31 Jan. 2012. <http://www.anl.gov/Science_and_Technology/History/Anniversary_Frontiers/italnav.html>. This website tells about the success of Chicago Pile 1. It also provides a drawing of the Chianti wine bottle signed by the scientists there. Joseph, Timothy W. Historic Photos of the Manhattan Project. Nashville, TN: Turner Pub., 2009. Print. This book provides many photos and informative captions about the Manhattan Project.

"Key Issues: Nuclear Weapons: History: Pre Cold War: Manhattan Project." Nuclear Files. Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Web. 18 Mar. 2012. <http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclearweapons/history/pre-cold-war/manhattan-project/>. This website provides a basic overview of the Manhattan Project. Lamb, Robert. "HowStuffWorks "What Would Nuclear Winter Be Like?"" HowStuffWorks "Science" HowStuffWorks, Inc., 13 Jan. 2009. Web. 03 Feb. 2012. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-winter.htm>. This website explains nuclear winter. "LIMITED NUCLEAR WAR: A DANGEROUS PROPOSITION." Social Life -. Boddunan, 06 Oct. 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://www.boddunan.com/people-a-places/54-social-life/4808-limited-nuclearwar-a-dangerous-proposition.html>. This website provides a drawing of nuclear war. Loomis, Jennifer. "Observe an Animation of Nuclear Fission." Earth Science. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0702/es0702p age01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization>. This website provides a cool animation on nuclear fission, along with some information as well. The Nobel Foundation. "Biography." Arthur H. Compton -. Nobel Media AB. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1927/compton-bio.html>. This website provides an in-depth biography of Arthur H. Compton. Nuclear Energy. Prod. Andrew Schlessinger and Tracy Mitchell. Schlessinger Media, 2000. Videocassette.

This VHS provides an explanation about atoms and nuclear energy. nuclear fission: nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Art. Encyclopdia Britannica Online. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/66093/Top-Uranium-235-combines-witha-neutron-to-form-an>. This website has a color drawing of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. "Nuclear Winter by ~0Savage0 on DeviantART." 0Savage0 on DeviantART. DeviantART. Web. 17 Feb. 2012. <http://0savage0.deviantart.com/art/Nuclear-Winter-164677578>. This website provides a humorous drawing relating to nuclear winter. Parker, Katie. Splitting the Atom. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2010. Print. This book contains much information about nuclear fission and its applications. Passero, Barbara. Energy Alternatives: Opposing Viewpoints. Detroit: Greenhaven/Thomson Gale, 2006. Print. This book provides different ideas about the use of energy alternatives. There is also a large section regarding the use of nuclear energy. Quiet Mike. "The Fat Man & Little Boy - Quiet Mike's Mumblings | Forget The Box." Forget The Box. Forget the Box, 12 Aug. 2012. Web. 18 Mar. 2012. <http://www.forgetthebox.net/mag/the-fatman-little-boy.php>. This website provides a little bit of information about the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan and provides a picture of the two of them together.

Regents of the University of California. "Nuclear Fission." Monterey Institute for Technology and Education. 2003. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. <http://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/Environmental%20Science/course%20files/multim edia/lesson02/animations/2a_Nuclear_Fission.html>. This website provides a short, narrated animation on nuclear fission. Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. Print. This book provides a very detailed history of the atomic bomb, including the Chicago Pile 1 reaction. Rosenberg, Jennifer. "World War II Starts." About.com 20th Century History. About.com. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/wwiistarts.htm>. This website provides information on how World War II started. Rush. "Manhattan Project." Rec. 1985. Power Windows. Mercury, 1998. Rush - Manhattan Project Demo: Free MP3 Download. Beemp3.com. Web. 7 Mar. 2012. <http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=10214711&song=Manhattan+Project+-+Demo>. This website gives a download for the song Manhattan Project by Rush. This song helps develop my argument, because its lyrics have much in common with the real Manhattan Project. Sachs, Robert G. The Nuclear Chain Reaction - Forty Years Later: Proceedings of a University of Chicago Commemorative Symposium. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Chicago, 1984. Print. This book provides a SUPER detailed history on Chicago Pile 1 and its impacts. Sherrow, Victoria. The Making of the Atom Bomb. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 2000. Print.

This book tells a lot about the creation of the atomic bomb, including the discovery of fission and Chicago Pile 1. Steven D., Linus D., and Satish. "Basic Nuclear Fission." ThinkQuest: Think.com, Oracle Education Foundation, Projects | Competition | Library. Oracle ThinkQuest Education Foundation, 1998. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/fission/fission.html>. This website provides some basic information about nuclear fission. Tosh, Peter. "No Nuclear War." No Nuclear War. EMI America, 1987. Top Ten Anti-Nuclear Songs | Common Dreams. Common Dreams, 26 Apr. 2011. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. <http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/26-9>. This song (from a website with anti-nuclear songs) says why "we don't want no nuclear war." U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. "Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. AJ Software & Multimedia. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Effects/wenw_index.shtml>. This website provides a very descriptive document about the effects of nuclear war, including radioactive fallout. Walker, J. Samuel. Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1997. Print. This book provides information regarding the usage of atomic bombs on Japan. Yamazaki, James N. "Hiroshima and Nagasaki Death Toll." UCLA Asian American Studies Center: Welcome. Children of the Atomic Bomb, 10 Oct. 2007. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cab/200708230009.html>.

This website gives information about the death toll of the two atomic bomb droppings. It also contains maps of Hiroshima and Nagasaki showing how much damage was caused. "Yes." Logo. Logo. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://logok.org/yes-4g/>. This website provides a picture of the word "yes" that I used for a page on my website titled "Yes to Nuclear."