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Record Nr.

UNINA9910135123803321

Autore

Wukovits John F. <1944->

Titolo

The Manhattan Project / / John F. Wukovits

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farmington Hills, Mich. : , : Lucent Books, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, , 2014

ISBN

1-4205-1184-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

World history

Disciplina

355.8/25119097309044

Soggetti

Atomic bomb - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-98) and index.

Nota di contenuto

"My God, what have we done?" -- Background to the Manhattan Project -- The project takes form -- The work begins -- A unique community -- The bomb becomes reality -- The bomb and war's end.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the background to the Manhattan Project; how the project development took form, the people involved in building the atom bomb, and how it led to the end of World War II.