The Prometheus Bomb : The Manhattan Project and Government in the Dark /

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"During World War II, the lives of millions of Americans lay precariously in the hands of a few brilliant scientists who raced to develop the first weapon of mass destruction. Elected officials gave the scientists free rein in the Manhattan Project without understanding the complexities and dan...

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Détails bibliographiques
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.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Manhattan Project (U.S.) > History.
Science and state.
Military policy.
Atomic bomb > Government policy.
Atomic bomb.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Politique scientifique et technique > États-Unis.
Bombe atomique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Bombe atomique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Science and state > United States.
Atomic bomb > Government policy > United States > History.
Atomic bomb > United States > History.
United States.
United States > Military policy.
History.
Electronic books.
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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