| Description |
265 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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Age group Late Adolescents ericd |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257) and index. |
| Contents |
A European beginning. All that glitters -- A shy and quiet girl -- A life in learning -- Power couple -- In exile -- A secret project -- Bomb making in America. Two of a kind -- The general and the scientist -- American life -- Recruiting -- Leona -- Coworkers -- The reactor -- Diz -- The professor and the apprentice -- Chicago pile 1 -- The Los Alamos visit -- Coming to America -- Trinity -- The end and the beginning. |
| Summary |
"Bomb meets Code Girls in this nonfiction narrative about the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the atomic bomb during World War II. They were leaning over the edge of the unknown and afraid of what they would discover there--meet the World War II female scientists who worked in the secret sites of the Manhattan Project. Recruited not only from labs and universities from across the United States but also from countries abroad, these scientists helped in--and often initiated--the development of the atomic bomb, taking starring roles in the Manhattan Project. In fact, their involvement was critical to its success, though many of them were not fully aware of the consequences. The atomic women include: Lise Meitner and Irène Joliot-Curie (daughter of Marie Curie), who laid the groundwork for the Manhattan Project from Europe; Elizabeth Rona, the foremost expert in plutonium, who gave rise to the "Fat Man" and "Little Boy," the bombs dropped over Japan; Leona Woods, Elizabeth Graves, and Joan Hinton, who were inspired by European scientific ideals but carved their own paths. This book explores not just the critical steps toward the creation of a successful nuclear bomb, but also the moral implications of such an invention." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
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Women scientists -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Scientists -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Atomic bomb -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Women physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Nuclear engineers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Nuclear physics -- Research -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Nuclear weapons -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Young adult literature.
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Women physicists.
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Physicists -- Biography.
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Nuclear engineers -- Biography.
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Nuclear physics -- Research -- History.
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Nuclear weapons -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Untold stories of the scientists who helped create the nuclear bomb |
| ISBN |
0316489603 (paperback) |
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9780316489607 (paperback) |
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