While countless books have been written about World War II, these few in particular proved to be especially crucial in the development of the content presented on this website.

Baxter, James Phinney, 3rd. 1946. Scientists Against Time. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.

Bernal, John Desmond. 1989. The Social Function of Science. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

Burton, E. F. 1945. The Background of the Atomic Bomb. Canada: The Globe and Mail.

Bush, Vannevar. 1970. Pieces of the Action. New York, Morrow.

Crowther, J. G. and R. Whiddington. 1948. Science at War. New York, Philosophical Library.

Fisher Scientific Company. 1945. The Laboratory: The Battle of the Laboratories. Pittsburgh: Fisher.

Groves, Leslie R. 1962. Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project. New York: Harper.