Development

Development (Synopsis of the development of the atomic bomb)

• Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth. Ionizing radiation was discovered by Wilhelm Rontgen in 1895. In 1896, Henri Becquerel observed a reaction caused by alpha and beta radiation, and discovered gamma radiation. This reaction was named “radioactivity” by Pierre and Marie Curie in 1896. Since then, the study of radiation has taken off. These four sources will help you research the development of nuclear science!

  
  

  • http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/current-and-future-generation/outline-history-of-nuclear-energy/

    • Provided by the “World Nuclear Association”, this website reviews the development of nuclear science from the discovery or uranium to the modern day.

    
    
    

  • http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/kids/KPSH_E/hiroshima_e/sadako_e/subcontents_e/12kakukaiha_1_e.html

    • This website is hosted in Japan, and focuses on the development of nuclear weapons, focusing on how they relate to the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.

    
    
    

  • http://www.icanw.org/the-facts/the-nuclear-age/

    • Provided by the “International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons”, this website provides an excellent timeline of nuclear weapon development from the Manhattan Project until the modern day. This source is an excellent way to understand the order of events, and how some events lead into another.

    
    
    

  • http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/peace/nuclear_weapons/readmore.html

    • Provided by Nobelprize.org, this website outlines the scientific developments that lead to the development of nuclear science, then later discusses efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.