02981nam 2200529 450 991080771640332120230124193810.01-61234-892-01-61234-890-4(CKB)3710000000915361(MiAaPQ)EBC4721312(OCoLC)961117716(MdBmJHUP)muse53229(Au-PeEL)EBL4721312(CaPaEBR)ebr11285593(CaONFJC)MIL964792(EXLCZ)99371000000091536120160513h20162016 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe Prometheus bomb the Manhattan Project and government in the dark /Neil J. SullivanLincoln :Potomac Books, aAn imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,[2016]©20161 online resource (293 pages) illustrations1-61234-815-7 Includes bibliographical references and index."During World War II, the lives of millions of Americans lay precariously in the hands of a few brilliant scientists who raced to develop the first weapon of mass destruction. Elected officials gave the scientists free rein in the Manhattan Project without understanding the complexities and dangers involved in splitting the atom. The Manhattan Project was the first example of a new type of choice for congressmen, presidents, and other government officials: life and death on a national scale. From that moment, our government began fashioning public policy for issues of scientific development, discoveries, and inventions that could secure or threaten our existence and our future. But those same men and women had no training in such fields, did not understand the ramifications of the research, and relied on incomplete information to form potentially life-changing decisions. Through the story of the Manhattan Project, Neil J. Sullivan asks by what criteria the people in charge at the time made such critical decisions. He also ponders how similar judgments are reached today with similar incomprehension from those at the top as our society dives down the potential rabbit hole of bioengineering, nanotechnology, and scientific developments yet to come"--Provided by publisher.Atomic bombUnited StatesHistoryAtomic bombGovernment policyUnited StatesHistoryScience and stateUnited StatesUnited StatesMilitary policyAtomic bombHistory.Atomic bombGovernment policyHistory.Science and state355.8/25119097309044HIS027100HIS036060bisacshSullivan Neil J.1948-1647962MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807716403321The Prometheus bomb3995813UNINA01103nam2 22003013i 450 TO0124855620251003044410.0080538008620080505d1991 ||||0itac50 baengusz01i xxxe z01nz01ncRDAcarrierˆ1: ‰Design and efficiencyB. M. E. Moret, H. D. ShapiroRedwood City (CA)Benjamin/Cummingsc1991XV, 576 p.24 cmBibliografia: P. 548-561.001TO012485552001 Algorithms from P to NPB. M. E. Moret, H. D. ShapiroMoret, Bernard M.E.RMSV050602070771791Shapiro, Henry D. <1947- >TO0V486736070771792ITIT-00000020080505IT-BN0095 TO01248556Biblioteca Centralizzata di Ateneov. 1 01SALA DING 005.1 MOR.al 0102 0000005105 VMA A4(0001 v. 1Y 2008050520080505 01Design and efficiency1575220UNISANNIO