Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
Description |
xiv, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
An account of the race to build history's most destructive weapon to date. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-558) and index. |
Contents |
Prologure: Letter from Berlin -- Part 1. Mobilisation. The Uranverein -- Element 94 -- Critical mass -- A visit to Copenhagen -- Tube alloys -- Part II. Weapon. A modest request -- The Italian navigator -- Los Alamos ranch school -- ?HOPMO3 -- Escape from Copenhagen -- Part III. War. Uncle Nick -- Mortal crimes -- Alsos and AZUSA -- The final push -- Trinity -- Hypocentre -- Operation epsilon -- Part IV. Proliferation. ?O?HAT? ? ?EPE?HAT?! -- Iron Curtain -- Crossroads -- Arzamas-16 -- Joe-1 -- Epilogue: Mutual assured destruction. |
Subject |
Atomic bomb -- History.
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Added Author |
Baggott, J. E.
Atomic.
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ISBN |
9781605980843: $35.00 |
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1605980846: $35.00 |
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