The Manhattan Project : a very brief introduction to the physics of nuclear weapons /
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Corporate Authors: | ; |
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Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | San Rafael, CA : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
IOP concise physics,
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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. |