I am doing a research paper about the atom and its influence on WWII and the world until now...?

Question

...and I'm looking for good books to buy or borrow from the library. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The most important was the decision to drop the bomb and its effect on the cold war. Papers about the debate are on line at
http://www.dannen.com/decision/
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php
and a on the ground view
http://www.amazon.com/Hiroshima-John-Hersey/dp/0679721037
an good source on US policy in the cold war
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195030974/nuclearfilesonli

The use of atoms for electric power generation and medical purposes is also part of the story, but I don't have a recommended reference on them

Answer 2

Paul Boyer, By the Bomb's Early Light

James J. Duderstadt and Chihiro Kikuchi, Nuclear Power: Technology on Trial

Phillip L. Cantelon and Robert C. Williams, Crisis Contained: The Department of Energy at Three Mile Island.