Henry De Wolf Smyth (79 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Atomic Energy for Military Purposes; the Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 194. Book.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Atomic Energy for Military Purposes; the Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 194. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; stated first edition, second impression; rebound at bindery with black boards and white lettering on spine; notes written on endpapers; sma ll number of margin notes in text; otherwise in good condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

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Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Missing jacket. Octavo. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with marooon titles on spine. ix, 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. "Written at the request of Maj. Gen. L.R. Groves, U.S.A."/ "This book is a republication, with the modifications detailed in the author's preface, of the official report issued by the 'Manhattan District,' U.S. Corps of Engineers (the name given by the War Department to the Atomic Bomb Project)."/ Originally published under title: A general account of the development of methods of using atomic energy for military purposes under the auspices of the United States government, 1940-1945. Washington, D.C. : [U.S.G.P.O.], 1945. The G.P.O. edition was preceded by a lithoprint edition, with the same title, issued to members of the press and the scientific community in early August. Only the latter is mentioned on the front flap of the dust jacket: "The report was first issued by the Army in a small typewritten edition reproduced in lithoprint. Princeton University Press discovered that this was in no way filling the demand and undertook this edition as a public service."/ Also known as the "Smyth report."/ "Minor changes have been made for this edition. These changes consist of the following variations from the report as issued August 12, 1945: (1) Minor clarifications and corrections in wording; (2) Inclusion of a paragraph on radioactive effects issued by the War Department to accompany the original release of this report; (3) Addition of a few sentences on the success of the health precautions; (4) Addition of a few names; (5) Addition of Appendix 6, giving the War Department release on the New Mexico test of July 16, 1945; (6) Inclusion of the photographic section; (7) Inclusion of an index. H.D.S. September 1, 1945"--Page vii-viii. Not mentioned is the deletion of the last sentence in section 8.15, on "poisoning" in the Hanford pile./ Issued in hardcover ("cloth edition") in dust jacket (price $2.00) and in paperback (price $1.25)./ Source: Purchase, (DLC #0435E12), Sept. 21, 1945./ Includes indexes. Introduction -- Statement of the problem -- Administrative history up to December 1941 -- Progress up to December 1941 -- Administrative history 1942-1945 -- The metallurgical project at Chicago in 1942 -- The plutonium production problem as of February 1943 -- The plutonium problem, January 1943 to June 1945 -- General discussion of the separation of isotopes -- The separation of the uranium isotopes by gaseous diffusion -- Electromagnetic separation of uranium isotopes -- The work on the atomic bomb -- General summary.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (atomic bomb, nuclear energy, united states, history ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

20x14. 311p. Rústica ed. Trad. Andrés Levialdi. Lomo desencolado. Falta en parte superior de lomo y roces en la inferior. Firma ant.prop. Subrayado en primeras páginas. Manchas en contracubierta. Estado regular. LIBRO EN ESPAÑOL.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 344 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1976 Hardcover. Ex-Library. Text is clean. Binding is strong. B & W illustrations. Beige cloth cover, slightly rubbed corners.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Ed. Third Impression. 648 pages, minor wear to boards, page 601 has a crease.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First German translation of Smyth's "Atomic Energy for Military Purposes" first published 1945; hardcover in yellow cloth lettered in dark brown, binding square and tight, pages clean and unmarked, covers lightly rubbed and smudges.