General Account Development Methods Using by Smyth, Used (48 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint edition of work originally published by GPO; side-stapled printed paper wraps approx. 9.5 x 6 inches, light handling wear, some chipping to page edges with slight age toning, clean and unmarked.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "Written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves United States Army. Publication authorized as of August 1945." Paperback, bound with staples. 8vo, 182pgs.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Reprint 1946 Soft Cover very good book, corners and edges rubbed, spotting to covers, closed tears. Owner's stamp. 144 pages. 5 Appendices.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Reprint. Sunning to covers. Small rips at base of spine.

First British edition. IV, 144 pp. Original printed wrappers, wrappers foxed.

brossura. Condition: Good. 0. Copertina cartonata ingiallita. Tagli sporchi di polvere e ingialliti. Pagine ingiallite. Cucitura con grappe metalliche. Buono (Good) . Book.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Fair. Pages Are Tanned With Foxing. The Soft Cover Is Frayed Around The Edges, Creased On The Spine, Corner Clipped On The Back And General Scruff Marks.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Very good staple-bound pamphlet in brown wrapper. Some wear and rubbing along the edges of the covers with a bit of scuffing also. Small tear on heel of the spine of cover. Erased penciled numbers on front cover. Page edges are lightly browned along edges. Penciled in lines and notes on rear free endpaper. 182 pages with 5 appendices (1. Methods of observing fast particles from nuclear reactions, 2. the units of mass, charge and energy, 3. Delayed neutrons from Uraniun fission, 4. The first self-sustaining chain-reacting pile, 5. Sample list of reports). Has sections on metallurgical project at Chicago, Plutonium production problem in February 1943, Plutonium problem January 1943-June 1945, discussions of separation of isotopes, diffusion separation, electromagnetic separation.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dated "August 1945." Stapled Text block with glued-on tan wrappers in very-good-plus condition. PON "Muller" to top of front wrap. This book was written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves, United States Army, and the publication was authorized in August of 1945. The author, H.D. Smyth was the Chairman of the Department of Physics of Princeton University and the consultant to the Manhattan District U.S. Corps of Engineers. Solid "very-good-plus" example of a very important 20th century publication, commonly referred to as "The Smyth Report." It is the first published account of the development of the atomic bomb. It was published on Aug. 12, 1945, just six days after the bombing of Hiroshima. The preface is dated July 1, 1945. Totals 182 pp. Reduced from $275.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First printing. First general "trade" printing of the seminal public report on the Manhattan Project, #4 in Coleman's "The Smyth Report: A Descriptive Check List." Hardcover, tan cloth, very good+ condition, text clean, lacking dust jacket. Tiny price mark to upper corner of front endpaper.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. iv, 144 pp. Original printed wrappers, dust-soiled, frayed at base of spine. Ex-library, with circular stamp to verso of title-page and to final leaf, also to upper cover. First British edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Smyth, H[enry]. D[eWolf]. 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.: Superintendent of Documents, 1945. Washington, D. C.: Superintendent of Documents. Original tan wrappers. 182 pp. First edition, first printing (dated "1945" on last page) of the published version of the report, preceded by a 1000-copy "lithoprint" edition and evidently by another edition of which only one copy is known to exist. [++] This copy is in solid GOOD condition (a probable 5/10), which has definitely bee read, and used. There is some underlining in ink in some places, mostly in the last chapter or two. It is a decent copy, though with some drawbacks, and is offered at a comparatively low price.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. 182p. No Photos. Predates Princeton Univ edition of similar title. Tan Wraps. Ex.lib. Rubber stamps on front. No pocket. Very Good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First English Edition of the official account of the development of the atomic bombs. Written at the request of Major General L. R. Groves, United States Army, Publication authorized August 1945. Original printed wrappers, short tears to head of upper joints, light creasing, light surface soiling. Marking to first and final printed pages. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to inside front cover. Pages: iv, 143pp, [1]. Complete. Size: 24.5cm by 15.2cm.

1946 reprint of 1945. HMSO. Soft covers. Book - Good.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Later printing. 182p. No Photos. Predates Princeton Univ edition of similar title. Tan Wraps. Ex.lib. Rubber stamps on front. No pocket. Near Fine copy.

1st thus softback with stiff wrappers Very Good tall octavo 143pp., appends.,

Original Wraps. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First UK Edition. Some fading. Small chip to top of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 182 pp. Original brown wraps w/ light sunning to edges. Front cover with creases and edgewear. Contents nice.

IV, 143pp. Orig. printed wrappers. First British edition. - PMM 422e. - Wrappers somewhat browned along the edges. Name on title-page. Else a very good copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 182p. No Photos. First printed account of the Manhattan Project. only earlier ed is stenciled/lithographed. This predates Princeton Univ. edition of similar title. Wraps. Ex.lib. Black marks on cover. Pocket. Very Good Copy. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Good. First Printed Edition. vii, [1],182, [4] pages, and rear cover. Wraps. Footnotes. Appendices, Cover somewhat stained and scuffed, small creases. Henry DeWolf "Harry" Smyth (May 1, 1898 - September 11, 1986) was an American physicist and diplomat. He played key roles in the development of nuclear energy, in the Manhattan Project, a member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, and U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency. During WWII he was a member of the National Defense Research Committee's Uranium Committee and a consultant on the Manhattan Project. He wrote the Manhattan Project's first public official history, which came to be known as the Smyth Report. Smyth advocated for a comprehensive report to be released to the public following the weapon's use. Vannevar Bush, who oversaw the NDRC, agreed, and selected Smyth to write the report on the recommendation of James Conant. Groves granted Smyth unlimited access, waiving his insistence on compartmentalization. First printed edition (preceded only by typed and mimeographed editions). The report was released to the public on August 12, 1945, just days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9. Smyth was commissioned to write the report by Major General Leslie R. Groves, Jr., the director of the Manhattan Project. The Smyth Report was the first official account of the development of the atomic bombs and the basic physical processes behind them. It also served as an indication as to what information was declassified; anything in the Smyth Report could be discussed openly. For this reason, the Smyth Report focused heavily on information, such as basic nuclear physics, which was either already widely known in the scientific community or easily deducible by a competent scientist, and omitted details about chemistry, metallurgy, and ordnance. The Smyth Report was on The New York Times best-seller list from mid-October 1945 until January 1946 and was translated into 40+ languages.

14 cm x 23 cm. II, 182 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of american physicist Gerald Holton, with his name in pencil on front cover as well as "Smyth Report" on spine. Some further annotations in pencil inside the book on pages I, 115 and 127. Author was Chairman of the Department of Physics of Princeton University, Consultant to Manhattan District U.S. Corps of Engineers. The report was written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves, United States Army. It has thirteen chapters in all covering the history and progress of the development of atomic energy with particular application to the military in the early to mid 1900s. Sprache: english.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 182 pp. Original brown wraps w/ light sunning to edges. Previous owner's names to top edge of front cover. Light dusting to edges of text block. Contents nice.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 182p. No Photos. First printed account of the Manhattan Project. only earlier ed is stenciled/lithographed. This predates Princeton Univ. edition of similar title. Wraps. Very Good Copy. Book.

paperback. 8vo, original printed wrappers. London, 1945. BOUND WITH: Atomic Energy Act, 1946. 9 & 10 Geo. 6. Ch. stapled. (London, 1946.) AND WITH : U.N. Scientific & Technical Aspects of the Control of Atomic Energy. 8vo, original wrappers. Lake Succes, N.Y., 1946. AND WITH: (U.S. Gov't) Radar. A Report on Science at War. 8vo, original printed wrappers. London, 1945. 4 works string-bound together under one modern paper wrapper. An important collection of official documents, including a reprint of the famous Smyth Report. The report on "Radar" is especially interesting today for containing a sketch of the early history of radar and of wartime radar development in the U.S. The list of authors who collaborated in its preparation includes Frederic Jolliot-Curie of France, Sir George Paget Thomson of the United Kingdom, J. Robert Oppenheimer of the United States among other leading scientists.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 182p. First printed account of the Manhattan Project. only earlier ed is stenciled/lithographed. No Photos. Predates Princeton Univ. edition of similar title. Wraps. Owners name on cover. 1/4" tear at top of spine corner with front. Near Fine Copy.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 182p. No Photos. 1st printed account of the Manhattan Project. Only earlier ed is stenciled version. Predates Princeton Univ edition of similar title. Wraps. Cover creased. Near Fine copy.