LEADER 02981nam 2200529 450 001 9910807716403321 005 20230124193810.0 010 $a1-61234-892-0 010 $a1-61234-890-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000915361 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4721312 035 $a(OCoLC)961117716 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse53229 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4721312 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11285593 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL964792 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915361 100 $a20160513h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Prometheus bomb $ethe Manhattan Project and government in the dark /$fNeil J. Sullivan 210 1$aLincoln :$cPotomac Books, aAn imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (293 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-61234-815-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 2 $a"During World War II, the lives of millions of Americans lay precariously in the hands of a few brilliant scientists who raced to develop the first weapon of mass destruction. Elected officials gave the scientists free rein in the Manhattan Project without understanding the complexities and dangers involved in splitting the atom. The Manhattan Project was the first example of a new type of choice for congressmen, presidents, and other government officials: life and death on a national scale. From that moment, our government began fashioning public policy for issues of scientific development, discoveries, and inventions that could secure or threaten our existence and our future. But those same men and women had no training in such fields, did not understand the ramifications of the research, and relied on incomplete information to form potentially life-changing decisions. Through the story of the Manhattan Project, Neil J. Sullivan asks by what criteria the people in charge at the time made such critical decisions. He also ponders how similar judgments are reached today with similar incomprehension from those at the top as our society dives down the potential rabbit hole of bioengineering, nanotechnology, and scientific developments yet to come"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAtomic bomb$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aAtomic bomb$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aScience and state$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 615 0$aAtomic bomb$xHistory. 615 0$aAtomic bomb$xGovernment policy$xHistory. 615 0$aScience and state 676 $a355.8/25119097309044 686 $aHIS027100$aHIS036060$2bisacsh 700 $aSullivan$b Neil J.$f1948-$01647962 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807716403321 996 $aThe Prometheus bomb$93995813 997 $aUNINA