The apocalypse factory plutonium and the making of the atomic age
"A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph-and the unimaginable, world-ending peril it brought us. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction...
| Main Author: | Olson, Steve, 1956- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W. W. Norton & Company,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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