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Atomic bomb : the story of the Manhattan Project : how nuclear physics became a global geopolitical game-changer /

"This volume, prepared by an acknowledged expert on the Manhattan Project, gives a concise, fast-paced account of all major aspects of the Project at a level accessible to an undergraduate college or advanced high-school student familiar with some basic concepts of energy, atomic structure, and...

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Main Authors: Reed, Bruce Cameron (Author)
Corporate Authors: Morgan & Claypool Publishers.; Institute of Physics (Great Britain)
Published: Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
Publisher Address: San Rafael, CA :
Bristol, UK :
Publication Dates: [2015]
[2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: IOP concise physics,
Subjects:
Manhattan Project (U.S.) > History.
Atomic bomb > United States > History.
Summary: "This volume, prepared by an acknowledged expert on the Manhattan Project, gives a concise, fast-paced account of all major aspects of the Project at a level accessible to an undergraduate college or advanced high-school student familiar with some basic concepts of energy, atomic structure, and isotopes. The text describes the underlying scientific discoveries that made nuclear weapons possible, how the Project was organized, the daunting challenges faced and overcome in obtaining fissile uranium and plutonium and in designing workable bombs, the dramatic Trinity test carried out in the desert of southern New Mexico in July, 1945, and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The final chapter surveys current worldwide nuclear weapons deployments, and a Bibliography lists sources of published and online information along with numerous links."--Page 4 of cover.
Item Description: "Version: 20150601"--Title page verso.
"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.
Carrier Form: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781627059909
1627059903
Index Number: QC773
CLC: E928-097.12
Call Number: E928-097.12/R323
Contents: Introduction and overview -- The background science -- The Manhattan Project -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The legacy of Manhattan and current nuclear weapons deployments -- Bibliography and links.

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