Bomb: the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
Steve Sheinkin
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Publication:
- New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2012]
- Copyright:
- ©2012
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- Summary:
- 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.
- Table of Contents:
- Three-way race
- Chain reactions
- How to build an atomic bomb
- Final assembly.
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- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Subjects:
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index.
Newbery Honor Book, 2013 - Audience:
- Children
- Physical Description:
- 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Call Numbers:
- J623.4 S543bo
- ISBNs:
- 9781596434875 (hc)
1596434872 (hc) - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2011044096
- OCLC Numbers:
- 758244492