Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb

by Janine Johnston and Jim Ottaviani

Book Overview

So, you've always wanted to learn how to build an atomic bomb? You're in luck: Jim Ottaviani is not only a comics writer...he also has a master's degree in nuclear engineering But even though it's not a complete do-it-yourself manual (assembly required, and plutonium is definitely not included), Fallout will bring you up to speed on the science and politics of the first nuclear gadgets.

Like its companion volumes, the focus of Fallout is on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966010639
• ISBN13: 9780966010633
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: G.T. Labs
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 13 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 11