The Prometheus bomb : the Manhattan Project and government in the dark /

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"The exploration of how key government officials were unaware of the implications of developing the first atomic bomb during World War II, leaving the lives of millions of Americans in the hands of a few brilliant scientists"--

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Sullivan, Neil J., 1948- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, 2016.
Sujets:
Manhattan Project (U.S.) > History.
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Atomic bomb > United States > History.
Atomic bomb > Government policy > United States > History.
Science and state > United States.
Bombe atomique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Bombe atomique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Politique scientifique et technique > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Atomic bomb
Atomic bomb > Government policy
Military policy
Science and state
United States > Military policy.
United States
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Squash Court in Chicago; 2. FDR and the Einstein Letter; 3. A Bungled Start; 4. The President's Man and the Liberal State; 5. MAUD- Working with the British; 6. The German Bomb; 7. Secrets and Spies; 8. Congress Rebounds; 9. The Transition to Truman; 10. Hiroshima; 11. Science and Democracy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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