now i have become death... the destroyer of worlds

the atomic archive explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb. follow a timeline that takes you down the path of our nuclear past to the present. read biographies of a-bomb father robert oppenheimer and enrico fermi's dispassionate account of the trinity test. examine maps of the damage to hiroshima and nagasaki, and summaries of arms-control treaties. you'll also find an excellent gallery of photographs and historical footage.