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B-24 "Sandman" on a bomb run over the Astra Romana refinery in PloieÅŸti, Romania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_of_strategic_bombing#/media/File:The_Sandman_a_B-24_Liberator,_piloted_by_Robert_Sternf...
Firestorms: The Bombing of Civilians in World War II
https://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-15-3-a-firestorms-the-bombing-of-civilians-in-world-war-ii
United States Strategic Bombing Survey Summary Report
https://www.anesi.com/ussbs01.htm


After The Bomb
Survivors of the atomic blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki share their stories. https://time.com/after-the-bomb/
Records of the Atomic Energy Commission [AEC]
https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/326.html#326.10 (Record Group 326) 1923-75 OVERVIEW OF RECORDS LOCATIONS Table...


NARA Record Group 326 - Atomic Energy Commission Record Collection - Oak Ridge Files 1942-1972
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISION Record Collection-NARA Record Group 326 Oak Ridge Files 1942-1972 OVERVIEW Number: 326 Title: Atomic Energy...


Recommended Respiratory Protective Devices
List of respiratory protective devices approved by U. S. Bureau of Mines. Certification of approval to January 1, 1943.
Uranium Health Effects
A discussion of chemical and radiological health effects associated with exposure to uranium and its compounds....


Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6)
"Uranium hexafluoride is a chemical compound consisting of one atom of uranium combined with six atoms of fluorine. It is the chemical...
A Description of the Beta Chemical Operations in the Electromagnetic Separation Plant
National Nuclear Energy Series, Division I, Volume 12, Paper 13 - A Description of the Beta Chemical Operations in the Electromagnetic...
Physicians of the Manhattan Project
Book review in American Scientist of James L. Nolan Jr.'s book Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age.
Final Report: Sources and documentation.
Supplement to Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments entitled Final Report: Sources and documentation.
Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments
PDF version of the 944 page Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. Read online or download.
Genealogy page for Philip Joseph Close
Ancestry.com public family tree entry for Philip J. (Joseph) Close.
Find A Grave Memorial for Philip J. Close
Find A Grave Memorial for Philip J. Close
An Army Lawyer and the A-Bomb
An article about Lt. Philip J. Close in The Army Lawyer entitled An Army Lawyer and the A-Bomb.
Manhattan Project’s Success Brought Personal Anguish
1985 Los Angeles Times article about Lt. Philip C. (sic) Close entitled Manhattan Project’s Success Brought Personal Anguish : Horror of...


Building 9201-1 Under Construction
Aerial photo of Y-12 Building 9201-1 under construction. Work began on 18 Feb 1943. The building contained Alpha 1 Calutron Tracks 1 and...
Descriptions of Y-12 Air Effluent Monitoring Practices
"During the Manhattan Project (1943-1947), Y-12 conducted indoor air monitoring for purposes of assessing worker exposures to airborne...
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