The first war of physics the secret history of the atom bomb, 1939-1949
An account of the race to build history's most destructive weapon to date.
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| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Secret history of the atom bomb, 1939-1949 |
| 260 | |a New York |b Pegasus Books |b Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., |c 2010. | ||
| 300 | |a xiv, 576 p., [16] p. of plates |b ill. |c 24 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Originally published as: Atomic : the first war of physics and the secret history of the atomic bomb, 1939-49. London : Icon, 2009. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue : Letter from Berlin -- 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 -- Epilogue : Mutual assured destruction -- Timeline -- List of key characters. | |
| 520 | |a An account of the race to build history's most destructive weapon to date. | ||
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