The History and Science of the Manhattan Project

By Cameron Reed and Bruce Cameron Reed

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 German Nuclear Program.- The Legacy of Manhattan.- Glossary.- Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662581744
• ISBN13: 9783662581742
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"