The History and Science of the Manhattan Project

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Reed, Bruce Cameron (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Nuclear chemistry.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Nuclear Chemistry.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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 Legacy of Manhattan.- Glossary.