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The history and science of the Manhattan Project /

(Number (ISBN

3662581744

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3662581752

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3662581760

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9783662581742

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9783662581759

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9783662581766

Erroneous ISBN

9783662581742

Title Proper

The history and science of the Manhattan Project /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Bruce Cameron Reed.

Edition Statement

Second edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Germany :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xviii, 538 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color)

Series Title

Undergraduate lecture notes in physics,

ISSN of Series

2192-4791

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction and Overview -- A Short History of Nuclear Physics to the Mid-1930s -- The Discovery and Interpretation of Nuclear Fission -- Organizing the Manhattan Project, 1939-1943 -- Oak Ridge, CP-1, and the Clinton Engineer Works -- The Hanford Engineer Works -- Los Alamos, Trinity, and Tinian -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The German Nuclear Program -- The Legacy of Manhattan -- Glossary -- Index.

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Text of Note

The development of atomic bombs under the auspices of the U.S. Army's Manhattan Project during World War II is considered to be the outstanding news story of the twentieth century. In this book, a physicist and expert on the history of the Project presents a comprehensive overview of this momentous achievement. The first three chapters cover the history of nuclear physics from the discovery of radioactivity to the discovery of fission, and would be ideal for instructors of a sophomore-level "Modern Physics" course. Student-level exercises at the ends of the chapters are accompanied by answers. Chapter 7 covers the physics of first-generation fission weapons at a similar level, again accompanied by exercises and answers. For the interested layman and for non-science students and instructors, the book includes extensive qualitative material on the history, organization, implementation, and results of the Manhattan Project and the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing missions. The reader also learns about the legacy of the Project as reflected in the current world stockpiles of nuclear weapons. This second edition contains important revisions and additions, including a new chapter on the German atomic bomb program and new sections on British and Canadian contributions to the Manhattan project and on feed materials. Several other sections have been expanded; reader feedback has been helpful in introducing minor corrections and improved explanations; and, last but not least, the second edition includes a detailed index.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix.9783662581759

International Standard Book Number

9783662581742

International Standard Book Number

9783662581766

Manhattan Project (U.S.)-- History.

Manhattan Project (U.S.)

Nuclear physics-- History.

Nuclear weapons-- United States-- History.

Nuclear physics.

Nuclear weapons.

United States.

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PHM

PHM

SCI051000

Number

Edition

Class number

Reed, Bruce Cameron

Date of Transaction

20200823192738.0

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