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Fifty Years From Trinity
Drawing from a special section of the Seattle Times published for the 50th anniversary of Trinity, this site offers interactive educational activities, a fact sheet, a time line, quotations from figures involved in the Manhattan Project, and links to related resources, in addition to all of the stories from the section. A few supplementary resources explore the Hiroshima bombing.
Los Alamos National Laboratory: History
The Los Alamos National Laboratory commemorates the 50th anniversary of its founding with this site, which includes 24 brief articles narrating the history of the Manhattan Project, as well as links to related resources.
The Nuclear Age's Blinding Dawn
The Albuquerque Journal presents a series of stories published in 1995 in observation of the 50th anniversary of the first atomic detonation, the Trinity test of July 16, 1945.
Truman Presidential Museum and Library: Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
A wealth of resources exploring the development of the atomic bomb— and the president's decision to use it— are provided on this site from the Truman Library. The site includes chapters from Robert H. Ferrell, professor emeritus at Indiana University; numerous primary source documents; and teaching units, lesson plans, and classroom activities.
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Pages from Sites Listed in General Resources:
Alsos Digital Library For Nuclear Issues: Manhattan Project
Part of the NSF-funded Alsos Digital Library For Nuclear Issues from Washington and Lee University, these pages describe books, articles, videos, and websites relating to the Manhattan Project.
Atomic Archive: Historical Documents — Manhattan Project
Atomic Archive: Historical Documents — Trinity Test
The AJ Software and Multimedia companion site to its Atomic Archive CD-ROM includes these pages linking to primary source material documenting the Manhattan Project and the Trinity Test.
National Atomic Museum: Manhattan Project
National Atomic Museum: Trinity
These pages from the museum's "Virtual Tour" chronicle the activities of the Manhattan Project at sites across the United States and offer details on the first atomic test at Trinity.
Trinity Atomic Web Site: Trinity Atomic Test Site
This section of the site hosted by the Virginia Tech Center for Digital Discourse and Culture includes a number of documents, photographs, and videos of the Trinity test, as well as text from pamphlets produced by the National Atomic Museum and by the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office.
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