Atomic Era Research Resources at OU
This page features select books about the Atomic Era, the Manhattan Project and Oppenheimer held at the History of Science Collections, Bizzell and/or available online (for those with OU affiliation). Most are secondary sources or modern editions of primary sources. Currently, many of these secondary source materials are available for browsing in the 5th floor Reading Nook.Select primary sources are on display in the East Hall and in cases near the Reading Room.
View our AtomicEra Materials spreadsheet for a list of items pulled for display from the History of Science Collections (Note: this list also indicates if items are available elsewhere, or online through OU's catalog). Additional materials can be identified by searching OU Libraries' online catalog. Or, visit ArchivesSpace to view the finding aid for the Jens Rud Nielsen Archive. For info about concurrent display in the 5th Floor Special Collections see Atomic Era Materials From the Collections.
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Student Library Assistant Chinomso Ibe collaborated with staff in the creation of this page.
Atoms for Peace
Atoms for Peace and War, 1953-1961 by
Publication Date: 1989
Graphic Histories/Novels
Doom Towns by
Publication Date: 2016Fallout by
Publication Date: 2013
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The Age of Hiroshima by
Publication Date: 2020- Death in life : survivors of Hiroshima byPublication Date: 1991
Hiroshima by
Publication Date: 1990
Hydrogen Bomb
- Dark sun : the making of the hydrogen bomb byPublication Date: 1995
Impact of Atomic Testing
Downwind by
Publication Date: 2014-
Making of the Atomic Bomb
Critical Assembly by
Publication Date: 1993The Making of the Atomic Bomb by
Publication Date: 1987The Manhattan Project by
Publication Date: 2003-10-08
Memoirs
Atomic Fragments by
Publication Date: 2000- Manhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute : the memoirs of George A. Cowan byPublication Date: 2010
- Now it can be told : the story of the Manhattan project byPublication Date: 1962
The Nuclear Age
By the Bomb's Early Light by
ISBN: 0394528786Publication Date: 1985The Rise of Nuclear Fear by
Publication Date: 2012
Online Resources Beyond OU
Beyond OU, there are many online sites relating to the Atomic Era. Here are some examples of site and resources:
African Americans and the Manhattan Project (American Institute of Physics)
Audio file of Niel's Bohr's 1957 lecture "Atoms and Human Nature" at the University of Oklahoma
Biographical entry about Jens Rud Nielsen in The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Doomsday Clock at Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
5 Films to Watch as Alternative to Oppenheimer
Library of Congress Blog: Oppenheimer: The Library's Collection Chronicles His Life
Smithsonian Institution image search “atomic bomb”
Content Areas on this Page
Atoms for Peace
Graphic Novels/Histories
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Hydrogen Bomb
Impact of Atomic Testing
Making of the Atomic Bomb
Media
Memoirs
The Nuclear Age
Online Sources Beyond OU
Oppenheimer
Photos & Images
Theatre
Trinity
Use of Atomic Weapons
Women & the Atomic Era
Oppenheimer
American Prometheus by
Publication Date: 2005J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American century by
Publication Date: 2004
Photos & Images
Historic Photos of the Manhattan Project by
Publication Date: 2009Picturing the Bomb by
Publication Date: 1995Rain of Ruin by
Publication Date: 1995
Theatre
Trinity
- Day of TrinityPublication Date: 1965
The Day the Sun Rose Twice by
Publication Date: 1984
Use of Atomic Weapons
The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth by
Publication Date: 1995
Women & the Atomic Era
The Girls of Atomic City by
Publication Date: 2013Madame Chien-Shiung Wu by
Publication Date: 2013