Sunday, November 30, 2008

Final Paper

1) Copenhagen

2) Paper will focus on the morality of using the atomic bomb. Specifically focusing on how the scientists working on both the German and American programs felt, upon hearing about the bomb dropped in Japan and after the completion of the bomb in America respectively.

3) Operation Epsilon: Farm Hall transcripts- the German scientists had discussions about the truthfulness of the bomb being dropped in Japan and also about who was responsible and how glad they were not to be the ones to cause such destruction.

A compilation of letters written by or to Leo Szilard about his feelings of the bomb being used. Includes memorandum to FDR and later Truman and the petition of scientists to the President to advise against the use of the bomb.

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