Made in Hanford: The Bomb That Changed the World
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On the eve of World War II, news of an astonishing breakthrough filtered out of Germany. Scientists there had split uranium atoms. Researchers in the United States scrambled to verify results and further investigate this new science. Ominously, they soon recognized its potential to fuel the ultimate weapon--one able to release the energy of an uncontrolled chain reaction. By 1941, experiments led to the identification of plutonium, but laboratory...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0874223075
ISBN13:9780874223071
Release Date:April 2011
Publisher:Washington State University Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 8.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Related Subjects
20th Century History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Nuclear Weapons & Warfare World World War IICustomer Reviews
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