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The History and Science of the Manhattan Project
Buch 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.
This second edition contains important revisions and additions, including a new chapter on the German atomic bomb program and new sections on British and Canadian contributions to the Manhattan project and on feed materials. Several other sections have been expanded; reader feedback has been helpful in introducing minor corrections and improved explanations; and, last but not least, the second edition includes a detailed index.
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.
This second edition contains important revisions and additions, including a new chapter on the German atomic bomb program and new sections on British and Canadian contributions to the Manhattan project and on feed materials. Several other sections have been expanded; reader feedback has been helpful in introducing minor corrections and improved explanations; and, last but not least, the second edition includes a detailed index.
Über den Autor

The author holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and has published over 30 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 his contributions " ... to the history of both the physics and the development of nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project."

Zusammenfassung

This is the only introductory-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 physics background but who want to learn more about how atomic bombs came to be

Provides a deeper understanding of some of the technical issues involved in developing atomic bombs for those readers who possess high-school physics knowledge

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

Second edition significantly extended and enhanced

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 German Nuclear Program.- The Legacy of Manhattan.- Glossary.- Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Atomphysik & Kernphysik
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 556
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xviii
538 S.
163 s/w Illustr.
27 farbige Illustr.
538 p. 190 illus.
27 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783662581742
ISBN-10: 3662581744
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-662-58174-2
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Reed, Bruce Cameron
Auflage: 2nd ed. 2019
Hersteller: Springer-Verlag GmbH
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Maße: 241 x 160 x 36 mm
Von/Mit: Bruce Cameron Reed
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2019
Gewicht: 0,992 kg
preigu-id: 114332369
Über den Autor

The author holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and has published over 30 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 his contributions " ... to the history of both the physics and the development of nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project."

Zusammenfassung

This is the only introductory-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 physics background but who want to learn more about how atomic bombs came to be

Provides a deeper understanding of some of the technical issues involved in developing atomic bombs for those readers who possess high-school physics knowledge

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

Second edition significantly extended and enhanced

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 German Nuclear Program.- The Legacy of Manhattan.- Glossary.- Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Atomphysik & Kernphysik
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 556
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xviii
538 S.
163 s/w Illustr.
27 farbige Illustr.
538 p. 190 illus.
27 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783662581742
ISBN-10: 3662581744
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-662-58174-2
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Reed, Bruce Cameron
Auflage: 2nd ed. 2019
Hersteller: Springer-Verlag GmbH
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Maße: 241 x 160 x 36 mm
Von/Mit: Bruce Cameron Reed
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2019
Gewicht: 0,992 kg
preigu-id: 114332369
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