Atomic Bomb: The Story of the Manhattan Project: How Nuclear Physics Became a Global Geopolitical Game-Changer

ISBN-13: 9781681749082 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 142 str.

Bruce Cameron Reed

Opis

Provides a concise, fast-paced account of all major aspects of the Manhattan project. The text describes the underlying scientific discoveries that made nuclear weapons possible, how the project was organised, the daunting challenges faced and overcome, the dramatic Trinity test carried out in the desert of southern New Mexico in July 1945, and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Spis treści

• Introduction and Overview
• The Background Science
• The Manhattan Project
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• The Legacy of Manhattan and Current Nuclear Weapons Deployments
• Bibliography and Links