The Ultimate Weapon : : the Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb
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Weapons of mass destruction -- Race for the bomb -- Dangerous science -- Manhattan project -- Secret cities, secret lives -- Saboteurs and spies -- Trinity -- Judgment day -- Rain of ruin -- Aftermath -- Postscript -- Appendix -- Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Suggestions for further reading -- Websites -- Glossary -- Index.
Traces the evolution of the atomic bomb, detailing the scientific developments, the Nazi nuclear arms program, the commitment by the United States to win the nuclear arms race, and the events leading to Hiroshima.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Holiday House, c2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 182 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1170
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0823418553
9780823418558
SUBJECTS
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History.
Atomic bomb -- History.