Manhattan Project: The Story of the Century

Reed, Bruce Cameron

ISBN 10: 3030457338 / ISBN 13: 9783030457334

Published by Springer, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manhattan Project: The Story of the Century
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030457338
• ISBN 13: 9783030457334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Though thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Manhattan Project, this book is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background. 

This project, the United States Army’s program to develop and deploy atomic weapons in World War II, was a pivotal event in human history. The author presents a wide-ranging survey that not only tells the story of how the project was organized and carried out, but also introduces the leading personalities involved and features simplified but accurate descriptions of the underlying science and the engineering challenges. The technical points are illustrated by reader-friendly graphics.  . 

 

About the Author

Bruce Cameron Reed is the Charles A. Dana professor of Physics at Alma College (Michigan), emeritus. He has published four textbooks and over 50 journal papers and semi-popular articles on the Manhattan Project; two of the texts are with Springer. In 2009 he was selected as Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his contributions to promoting understanding of the history and physics of the Project.