The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Hardcover

The making of the atomic bomb / Richard Rhodes

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 886 pages, 42 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 848-861) and index. National Book Award, 1987, Nonfiction. Contents; Moonshine -- Atoms and void -- Tvi -- The long grave already dug -- Men from Mars -- Machines -- Exodus -- Stirring and digging -- An extensive burst -- Neutrons -- Cross sections -- A communication from Britain -- The New World -- Physics and desert country -- Different animals -- Revelations -- The evils of this time -- Trinity -- Tongues of fire. Subjects; Oppenheimer, J. Robert 1904-1967. Manhattan Project (U.S.). Atomic bomb History. Atomic bomb. Atomic bomb Design and construction. Nuclear Warfare history. Nuclear weapons. Society. Atomic bomb; 20th century physics; History of science. 3 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 396876

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