Bomb : the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon / Steve Sheinkin.
Author/creator |
Sheinkin, Steve |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Publication Info | New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012. |
Description | 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Portion of title | Race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon |
Contents | Three-way race -- Chain reactions -- How to build an atomic bomb -- Final assembly. |
Abstract | Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos. |
Local note | Little-305131062229Y |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index. |
LCCN | 2011044096 |
ISBN | 9781596434875 (hc) |
ISBN | 1596434872 (hc) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 623.4 SH42B | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 623.4 SH42B | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 623.4 SH42B | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 623.4 SH42B | ✔ Available | Place Hold |