Book ID: CBB001451256

The History and Science of the Manhattan Project (2014)

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Reed, Bruce Cameron (Author)


Springer-Verlag


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: xvi + 451 pp.; ill.
Language: English

The development of atomic bombs under the auspices of the U. S. Army's Manhattan Project during World War II is considered to be the outstanding news story of the twentieth century. In this book, a physicist and expert on the history of the Project presents a comprehensive overview of this momentous achievement. The first three chapters cover the history of nuclear physics from the discovery of radioactivity to the discovery of fission, and would be ideal for instructors of a sophomore-level Modern Physics course....

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Authors & Contributors
Bridger, Sarah
Cioci, Vincenzo
Ellen D. McGehee
Farrell, Don A.
Thomas, Linda Carrick
Joseph, Timothy
Concepts
Atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
Physics
Science and war; science and the military
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
World War II
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Italy
Ohio (U.S.)
Germany
Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands)
Milan (Italy)
Institutions
Strategic Defense Initiative
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
United States. Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos
Hanford Nuclear Site (Washington)
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