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Beschreibung
Though thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Manhattan Project, this book is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background.

This project, the United States Army's program to develop and deploy atomic weapons in World War II, was a pivotal event in human history. The author presents a wide-ranging survey that not only tells the story of how the project was organized and carried out, but also introduces the leading personalities involved and features simplified but accurate descriptions of the underlying science and the engineering challenges. The technical points are illustrated by reader-friendly graphics. .

Though thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Manhattan Project, this book is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background.

This project, the United States Army's program to develop and deploy atomic weapons in World War II, was a pivotal event in human history. The author presents a wide-ranging survey that not only tells the story of how the project was organized and carried out, but also introduces the leading personalities involved and features simplified but accurate descriptions of the underlying science and the engineering challenges. The technical points are illustrated by reader-friendly graphics. .

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: An Overview of the Manhattan Project.- Background: A Brief but Friendly Tour of Nuclear Physics.- Organization: Coordinating Government and Army Support.- Design: The Los Alamos Laboratory.- Production: Uranium and Plutonium.- Testing: Project Trinity.- Deployment: Hiroshima and Nagasaki.- Legacy: The Cold War, the Nuclear Landscape, and Possible Futures.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xiv
553 S.
127 s/w Illustr.
25 farbige Illustr.
553 p. 152 illus.
25 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783030457365
ISBN-10: 3030457362
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-030-45736-5
Autor: Reed, Bruce Cameron
Hersteller: Springer
Springer, Berlin
Springer International Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Abbildungen: XIV, 553 p. 152 illus., 25 illus. in color.
Maße: 235 x 155 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Bruce Cameron Reed
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.06.2021
Gewicht: 0,851 kg
Artikel-ID: 120023395

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