How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb

It documents the stories of the men who photographed US nuclear weapons tests between 1945–1963 and the techniques they used to capture nuclear blasts on film. The book contains 250 photos and 12 technical diagrams, some of which were previously classified.{{cite web|url=http://www.atomcentral.com/atomic-bomb-book.aspx |title=How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb |publisher=AtomCentral.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-06}} Research on the book began while Kuran was working as an animator for Star Wars. He was able to interview and collect material from photographers who witnessed the blasts, whom he calls unrecognized patriots.{{cite web|last=Broad|first=William J.|title=The Bomb Chroniclers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/science/14atom.html?pagewanted=all|work=The New York Times|accessdate=6 July 2012|date=13 September 2010}}{{cite web |author=Sergiu Vidican |url=http://www.metrolic.com/the-atomic-filmmakers-128815/ |title=The Atomic Filmmakers |publisher=Metrolic |date=2010-09-15 |accessdate=2012-07-06 |archive-date=2013-01-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129174643/http://www.metrolic.com/the-atomic-filmmakers-128815/ |url-status=dead }}

A traveling exhibit based on the book was purchased by the Atomic Testing Museum and put on display in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:4i4MaRv9Vo8J:www.atomictestingmuseum.org/PDF_downloads/NTHSF_media_kit.pdf+how+to+photograph+an+atomic+bomb+kuran&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg-G4CSjLvUb54hpscwmJljhn_b3BjnT6R_rSPhnR9cB20ZK9d2WOp4nr2K-zM3i3JNm0qW1NEJGQIXkWQ9uCWVFU8fGyHSNpSg7wO_wlgL4cHW_OBtQ-_CQijgBfjbanWMK1By&sig=AHIEtbSPIZf2fMLAc8Ti7yxxxT9K_zZDSg |title=Facts About the Museum |publisher=Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation |date= |accessdate=2012-07-06}} In 2010, The New York Times featured a 23-image slideshow on its website with photos taken from the book accompanied by an audio recording of George Yoshitake, then one of the few surviving cameramen.{{cite web|last=Colman |first=Dan |url=http://www.openculture.com/2010/09/how_to_photograph_an_atomic_bomb.html |title=How To Photograph an Atomic Bomb |publisher=Open Culture |date=2010-09-14 |accessdate=2012-07-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/14/science/20100914_atom.html |title=Capturing the Atom Bomb on Film |work=The New York Times |date=2010-09-13 |accessdate=2012-07-06}}

• List of nuclear weapons tests of the United States
• Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

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• [http://www.atomcentral.com/default.aspx Peter Kuran's website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614224956/http://www.atomcentral.com/default.aspx |date=2012-06-14 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120823102455/http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/photos/default.aspx Nevada Site Office photo archive]
• [http://calitreview.com/273 Images from How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524175010/http://calitreview.com/273 |date=2012-05-24 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.printmag.com/article/four-photographs-of-an-atomic-bomb |title=Four Photographs of an Atomic Bomb |author=Drew Dernavich |publisher=Printmag.com |date= 14 September 2009|accessdate=2012-07-06}}

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