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Atomic : the first war of physics and the secret history of the atomic bomb, 1939-49 / Jim Baggott.
- Title
- Atomic : the first war of physics and the secret history of the atomic bomb, 1939-49 / Jim Baggott.
- Author
- Baggott, J. E.
- Publication
- London : Icon ; c2009.
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- Description
- xiv, 576 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Rich in personality, action, confrontation and deception, 'Atomic' presents an account of the race between Nazi Germany, Britain, America and the Soviet Union to build atomic weapons.
- Subject
- Atomic bomb > History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-558) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- pt. 1. Mobilisation -- The uranverein -- Element 94 -- Critical mass -- A visit to Copenhagen -- Tube alloys -- pt. 2. Weapon -- A modest request -- The Italian navigator -- Los Alamos Ranch School -- [ENORMOZ] -- Escape from Copenhagen -- pt. 3. War -- Uncle Nick -- Mortal crimes -- Alsos and AZUSA -- The final push -- Trinity -- Hypocentre -- Operation Epsilon -- pt. 4. Proliferation -- [Dognat i peregnat] -- Iron Curtain -- Crossroads -- Arzamas-16 -- Joe-1.
- ISBN
- 9781848310445 (hbk.)
- 1848310447 (hbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2009286699
- OCLC
- 280437252
- 424453895
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library