General Account of the Development of Methods Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes under the Auspices of the United States Government : 1940-1945 : Written at the request of Major General L R Groves United States Army. Publication authorized as of August 1945

Smyth, Henry Dewolf

Published by United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1945

Droplet stains on cover, cover creasing, bottom corner creasing, owner's name on front cover and foreword, otherwise light wear. Solid stapled paperback. ; First printed account, following a limited lithographed version, of Smyth's classic contemporary report on the development of atomic bomb technology in World War Two. Publication was authorized in the same month as the dropping of the two atomic bombs and subsequent surrender of Japan. A high-spot book for collectors of the History of Science, the History of Technology, World War Two Military History, and the Atomic Age. ; vii, 182 pages. Seller Inventory # 16015

Bibliographic Details

Title: General Account of the Development of ...
Publisher: United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC
Publication Date: 1945
Binding: Stapled wraps
Condition: Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition Thus; First Printing.