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UNINA9910409992803321 |
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Autore |
Reed Bruce Cameron |
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Titolo |
Manhattan Project : The Story of the Century / / by Bruce Cameron Reed |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 553 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physics |
Astronomy |
Physics - Philosophy |
Nuclear physics |
Nuclear chemistry |
Physics and Astronomy |
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy |
Nuclear Physics |
Nuclear Chemistry |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. . |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Manhattan Project, the United States Army’s program to develop and deploy nuclear weapons in World War II, was a pivotal event in human history. While thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Project, this is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background. 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 |
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