Atomic Bomb

The Story of the Manhattan Project: How Nuclear Physics Became a Global Geopolitical Game-Changer

Autori

• Bruce Cameron Reed

Parametri

• 144 pagine
• 6 ore di lettura

• Natura
• Natura, animali

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Focusing on the scientific discoveries that enabled nuclear weapons, this book provides an engaging overview of the Manhattan Project tailored for undergraduates and advanced high school students. It details the project's organization, the significant challenges encountered, and culminates with the dramatic Trinity test in July 1945, along with the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The narrative is designed to be accessible while offering a fast-paced account of this pivotal moment in history.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2015

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