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The Manhattan Project : a very brief introduction to the physics of nuclear weapons /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reed, Bruce Cameron
Corporate Authors: Morgan & Claypool Publishers; Institute of Physics Great Britain
Published: Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
Publisher Address: San Rafael, CA :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: IOP concise physics,
Subjects:
Manhattan Project U.S
Nuclear fission
Nuclear weapons
Item Description: "Version: 20170501"--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), forms ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-1-8-5).
ISBN: 9781681746043 (paperback) :
1681746042 (paperback)
9781681746050 (ebook)
1681746050 (ebook)
9781681746074 (mobi)
1681746077 (mobi)
Index Number: QC790
CLC: O571.43
Call Number: O571.43/R323
Contents: Preface -- 1. The background -- 2. Nuclear fission -- 3. Criticality and efficiency -- 4. Obtaining fissile material -- 5. Los Alamos, Little Boy, Fat Man, Trinity, Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- 6. Effects of nuclear weapons -- 7. Legacy.

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