Title Manhattan Project : The Story of the Century Author(s) Reed, Bruce Cameron Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. Description XIV, 553 p. 152 illus., 25 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note The Manhattan Project, the United States Army???s program to develop and deploy nuclear weapons in World War II, was a pivotal event in human history. While thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Project, this is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background. The author presents a wide-ranging survey that not only tells the story of how the project was organized and carried out, but also introduces the leading personalities involved and gives qualitative but accurate descriptions of the underlying science and the engineering challenges. The technical points are illustrated by reader-friendly graphics. ISBN,Price 9783030457341 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. Heavy ions 4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 5. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY 6. NUCLEAR PHYSICS 7. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons 8. PHYSICS 9. Popular Science in Physics Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08813     On Shelf