Links to Pertinent Sites

• From inception to application, the history of the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos (Project Y) is well-documented in Los Alamos History.

• A History of Physics at Purdue (The War Period, 1941-1945) provides an interesting glimpse into how and why Holloway, Baker, King, Schreiber and Daghlian transferred their experimental work from Purdue to Los Alamos.

• A concise description and visitors guide to the Trinity Site is contained in the Trinity Site Pamphlet.

• The history, technology and consequences of nuclear weapons are examined in Greg Walker's Trinity Atomic Web Site. This site also contains brief summaries of criticality accidents.

• The Albuquerque Journal commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the Alamorgodo test as a Special Project entitled Trinity: 50 years Later. Contains first-hand and eyewitness accounts concerning test preparation and the detonation.

• Fifty Years from Trinity , published by The Seattle Times , also commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Trinity test and beyond with more in-depth historical and philosophical discussions.

• The Bureau of Atomic Tourism is dedicated to the promotion of of tourist locations around the world that have either been the site of atomic explosions, display exhibits on the development of atomic devices, or contain vehicles that were designed to deliver atomic weapons.

• The Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) is an ongoing, joint Japanese-American project that replaced the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC; 1946-1975). Early and late (delayed) biological effects of radiation, especially those associated with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, are summarized. This site also contains a glossary of medical terms and symptoms resulting from radiation exposure.

• The health effects of acute radiation exposure , as well as patient treatment and management for acute radiation syndromes are contained in the Radiation Health Effects Research Resource (RadEFX) website maintained by the Baylor College of Medicine.

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