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UNINA9911002556703321 |
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Autore |
Reed Bruce Cameron |
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Titolo |
The Manhattan Project encyclopedia : a concise guide to the people, places, concepts, devices and events of the development of the Atomic Bomb / / Bruce Cameron Reed |
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Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , [2025] |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Atomic bomb - United States - History |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Nuclear physics |
Physicists |
Astronomers |
Weapons |
Criminology |
Physics - History |
Encyclopedias. |
Biographies. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1. A Brief Overview of the Manhattan Project -- Chapter 2. Manhattan Project Encyclopedia -- Chapter 3. Chronology. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project. It is of interest to all readers/researchers (students, journalists, policy-makers, specialist and non-specialist instructors and scientists) who need to rapidly access authoritative, self-contained definitions/descriptions of such items and references to authoritative sources. The individual entries are extensively cross-referenced. |
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