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The making of the atomic bomb, Richard Rhodes
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- Summary
- "Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan."--Cover
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Touchstone ed.
- Extent
- 886 pages, 42 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Moonshine
- Atoms and void
- Tvi
- The long grave already dug
- Men from Mars
- Machines
- Exodus
- Stirring and digging
- An extensive burst
- Neutrons
- Cross sections
- A communication from Britain
- The New World
- Physics and desert country
- Different animals
- Revelations
- The evils of this time
- Trinity
- Tongues of fire
- Isbn
- 9780671657192
- Label
- The making of the atomic bomb
- Title
- The making of the atomic bomb
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Rhodes
- Subject
-
- Bomba atm̤ica -- United States -- Historia
- Bombe atomique -- Histoire
- Geschichte Anfñge-1945
- trueGroves, Leslie Richard, 1896-1970
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II -- Atomic Bomb
- Kernwaffe
- trueLos Alamos, New Mexico -- History -- 20th century
- trueNuclear reactions
- trueNuclear weapons development
- trueOppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
- truePlutonium
- trueScience Writing -- Physics
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- trueWeapons
- trueWorld War II -- Weapons
- trueManhattan Project (U.S.) -- History
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- Atomic bomb -- History
- trueAtomic bomb -- History
- trueAtomic bomb -- Influence
- trueAtomic bomb -- Testing -- Los Alamos, New Mexico
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan."--Cover
- Summary
- Traces the development of the atomic bomb from Leo Szilard's concept through the drama of the race to build a workable device to the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima
- Award
-
- National Book Award for Nonfiction, 1987.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction, 1987.
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 1988.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 154550
- Cataloging source
- VXT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1937-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rhodes, Richard
- Dewey number
- 623.4/5119/09
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC773
- LC item number
- .R46 1988
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Making of the nuclear age
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Atomic bomb
- Bomba atm̤ica
- Bombe atomique
- Kernwaffe
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The making of the atomic bomb, Richard Rhodes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 848-861) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Moonshine -- Atoms and void -- Tvi -- The long grave already dug -- Men from Mars -- Machines -- Exodus -- Stirring and digging -- An extensive burst -- Neutrons -- Cross sections -- A communication from Britain -- The New World -- Physics and desert country -- Different animals -- Revelations -- The evils of this time -- Trinity -- Tongues of fire
- Control code
- 19082980
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st Touchstone ed.
- Extent
- 886 pages, 42 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671657192
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm17454791
- (OCoLC)17454791
- Label
- The making of the atomic bomb, Richard Rhodes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 848-861) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Moonshine -- Atoms and void -- Tvi -- The long grave already dug -- Men from Mars -- Machines -- Exodus -- Stirring and digging -- An extensive burst -- Neutrons -- Cross sections -- A communication from Britain -- The New World -- Physics and desert country -- Different animals -- Revelations -- The evils of this time -- Trinity -- Tongues of fire
- Control code
- 19082980
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st Touchstone ed.
- Extent
- 886 pages, 42 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780671657192
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm17454791
- (OCoLC)17454791
Subject
- Bomba atm̤ica -- United States -- Historia
- Bombe atomique -- Histoire
- Geschichte Anfñge-1945
- trueGroves, Leslie Richard, 1896-1970
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II -- Atomic Bomb
- Kernwaffe
- trueLos Alamos, New Mexico -- History -- 20th century
- trueNuclear reactions
- trueNuclear weapons development
- trueOppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
- truePlutonium
- trueScience Writing -- Physics
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- trueWeapons
- trueWorld War II -- Weapons
- trueManhattan Project (U.S.) -- History
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- Atomic bomb -- History
- trueAtomic bomb -- History
- trueAtomic bomb -- Influence
- trueAtomic bomb -- Testing -- Los Alamos, New Mexico
Genre
Member of
Included in
- truePulitzer Prize: General Nonfiction
- trueNational Book Awards: Nonfiction
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: General Nonfiction
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