The Rosenbergs
The Rosenbergs Reconsidered
A short overview of the trial and execution of accused "atom spies" Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, as well as short commentary on the social and cultural context and ramifications of the trial, are available on this site from the New-York Historical Society. The site was created to accompany an exhibition on display in 2000.
The Trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Part of the Famous Trials website created by Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, this site focuses on the Rosenberg atomic espionage trial, featuring a general introduction and other commentary, primary source documents (such as the court rulings, excerpts from the trial transcript, correspondence, the sentencing statement, and trial evidence), biographies of key figures, a bibliography, and a list of related links.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Avalon Project: In The Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Yale Law School's Avalon Project presents a set of United States Atomic Energy Commission documents detailing the 1953 hearing that led to the revocation of the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The former Manhattan Project director was relieved of his clearance because of his political affiliations in the 1930s.
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Pages from Sites Listed in General Resources:
Atomic Archive: Historical Documents— The Oppenheimer Affair
The AJ Software and Multimedia companion site to its Atomic Archive CD-ROM includes a page linking to primary source material documenting the Oppenheimer's AEC hearing.
Nuclearfiles.org: The Oppenheimer Affair
This portion of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation site includes a summary of Oppenheimer's AEC hearing, as well as links to a biography of Oppenheimer and to related primary source documents.
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