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The making of the atomic bomb / Richard Rhodes.
Describes in human, political, and scientific detail the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the power of the atom, to the first bombs dropped on Japan.
Record details
- ISBN: 0671441337
- ISBN: 0684813785 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 886 pages, 42 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [1986]
- Copyright: ©1986
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: p. 848-861. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Moonshine -- Atoms and void -- Tvi -- The long grave already dug -- Men from Mars -- Machines -- Exodus -- Stirring and digging -- An extensive burst -- Neutrons -- Cross sections -- A communication from Britain -- The New World -- Physics and desert country -- Different animals -- Revelations -- The evils of this time -- Trinity -- Tongues of fire. |
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| Subject: | Atomic bomb > History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | US History Rhodes 1986 (Text) | 33892200079649 | Main Collection | Available | - |
