| Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians Contributor(s): Kelly, Cynthia C. (Author), Rhodes, Richard (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1579128084 ISBN-13: 9781579128081 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The Manhattan Project resulted in the development and detonation of the first nuclear weapons--and changed the world forever. This authoritative book provides a vivid history of the Project and its legacy, told for the first time by the key players and observers. 60 b&w photos. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare |
| Dewey: 355.825 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.1 lbs) 495 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Born out of a small research program that began in 1939, the Manhattan Project brought together the cream of the scientific community and the military to create and perfect a weapon more powerful than any the world had known. Racing against time as the war raged in Europe and Asia, and against our enemies, whom we feared were pursuing similar ends, the Project would eventually employ more than 125,000 people and cost a total of over $2 billion--and the entire operation was conducted under a shroud of secrecy, at remote sites around the country.This groundbreaking book--the first of its kind--collects the writings and thoughts of the original participants in the Manhattan Project, along with pieces by the most important historians and interpreters of the subject. It is a rich and comprehensive compilation of documents, essays, articles, and excerpts from histories, biographies, plays, novels, letters, oral histories, and more, and is the freshest, most multi-faceted exploration yet of the topic. Including material by and about J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Leslie Groves, Klaus Fuchs, Henry Stimson, Vannevar Bush, Harry S. Truman, Niels Bohr, and many other key figures, it also collects the writings and testimony of those in the trenches at the Project, their families, and local eyewitnesses. Finally, the book includes thoughts and concerns about the bomb, set down in the aftermath of its deployment, by politicians, writers, artists, and others who saw that the world would never again be the same.Assembled with authority and care by the president of the Atomic Heritage Foundation--in cooperation with a team of advising historians that included thePulitzer Prize-winning Richard Rhodes--"The Manhattan Project "is an invaluable addition to the historical record as well as a gripping narrative of scientific discovery, military strategy, and moral reflection. |