Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words

Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians

The definitive collection of writings on the Manhattan Project by the pre-eminent scientists, historians, and the everyday observers who bore witness to the birth of the modern nuclear age.

Begun in 1939, the Manhattan Project eventually employed more than 130,000 people, including our foremost scientists and thinkers, and cost nearly $2 billion, while operating under a shroud of absolute secrecy. This groundbreaking collection of documents, essays, articles, and excerpts from histories, biographies, plays, novels, letters, and the oral histories of key eyewitnesses provides unique perspectives for the historian and student of history all compiled by experts at the Atomic Heritage Foundation. Photographs throughout depict key moments and pivotal figures. The Manhattan Project gives actual voice to a significant period in history.
Country USA
Brand BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL PUBLISHERS
Manufacturer Black Dog & Leventhal
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781579128081
ReleaseDate 2009-02-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781579128081

Country	USA
Brand	BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL PUBLISHERS
Manufacturer	Black Dog & Leventhal
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781579128081
ReleaseDate	2009-02-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781579128081

Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians