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The History and Science of the Manhattan Project
Taschenbuch von Bruce Cameron Reed
Sprache: Englisch

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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. Student-level exercises at the ends of the chapters are accompanied by answers. Chapter 7 covers the physics of first-generation fission weapons at a similar level, again accompanied by exercises and answers. For the interested layman and for non-science students and instructors, the book includes extensive qualitative material on the history, organization, implementation, and results of the Manhattan Project and the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing missions. The reader also learns about the legacy of the Project as reflected in the current world stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
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. Student-level exercises at the ends of the chapters are accompanied by answers. Chapter 7 covers the physics of first-generation fission weapons at a similar level, again accompanied by exercises and answers. For the interested layman and for non-science students and instructors, the book includes extensive qualitative material on the history, organization, implementation, and results of the Manhattan Project and the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing missions. The reader also learns about the legacy of the Project as reflected in the current world stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
Über den Autor
The author holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and has published 20 technical and semi-popular-level papers on the Manhattan Project and related nuclear history in publications such as American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, European Journal of Physics, Natural Science, American Scientist, Physics & Society and Physics in Perspective. In 2009 he was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of my contributions ¿ ¿ to the history of both the physics and the development of nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project.¿
Zusammenfassung

This is the only popular-level history of the Project prepared by a writer who is a physicist and who has broad knowledge of the relevant scientific details

Ideal for readers who have no specialized scientific background but who want to learn more about how atomic bombs came to be

Relevant scientific concepts are explained in the text as they are needed

For readers who do possess some scientific background (high-school physics), this book will provide a deeper understanding of some of the technical issues involved in developing atomic bombs

An ideal text for a college-level "general education" history or science class

Based on years of research by the author into the physics of nuclear weapons, augmented by familiarity with relevant official archival documentation

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction and Overview.- A Short History of Nuclear Physics to the Mid-1930s.- The Discovery and Interpretation of Nuclear Fission.- Organizing the Manhattan Project, 1939-1943.- Oak Ridge, CP-1, and the Clinton Engineer Works.- The Hanford Engineer Works.- Los Alamos, Trinity, and Tinian.- Hiroshima and Nagasaki.- The Legacy of Manhattan.- Glossary.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Atomphysik & Kernphysik
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 488
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xvi
472 S.
173 s/w Illustr.
472 p. 173 illus.
ISBN-13: 9783662509142
ISBN-10: 3662509148
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Reed, Bruce Cameron
Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Hersteller: Springer Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Maße: 235 x 155 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Bruce Cameron Reed
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.08.2016
Gewicht: 0,733 kg
preigu-id: 103411940
Über den Autor
The author holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and has published 20 technical and semi-popular-level papers on the Manhattan Project and related nuclear history in publications such as American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, European Journal of Physics, Natural Science, American Scientist, Physics & Society and Physics in Perspective. In 2009 he was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of my contributions ¿ ¿ to the history of both the physics and the development of nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project.¿
Zusammenfassung

This is the only popular-level history of the Project prepared by a writer who is a physicist and who has broad knowledge of the relevant scientific details

Ideal for readers who have no specialized scientific background but who want to learn more about how atomic bombs came to be

Relevant scientific concepts are explained in the text as they are needed

For readers who do possess some scientific background (high-school physics), this book will provide a deeper understanding of some of the technical issues involved in developing atomic bombs

An ideal text for a college-level "general education" history or science class

Based on years of research by the author into the physics of nuclear weapons, augmented by familiarity with relevant official archival documentation

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction and Overview.- A Short History of Nuclear Physics to the Mid-1930s.- The Discovery and Interpretation of Nuclear Fission.- Organizing the Manhattan Project, 1939-1943.- Oak Ridge, CP-1, and the Clinton Engineer Works.- The Hanford Engineer Works.- Los Alamos, Trinity, and Tinian.- Hiroshima and Nagasaki.- The Legacy of Manhattan.- Glossary.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Atomphysik & Kernphysik
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 488
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xvi
472 S.
173 s/w Illustr.
472 p. 173 illus.
ISBN-13: 9783662509142
ISBN-10: 3662509148
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Reed, Bruce Cameron
Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Hersteller: Springer Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Maße: 235 x 155 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Bruce Cameron Reed
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.08.2016
Gewicht: 0,733 kg
preigu-id: 103411940
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