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Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb
- A Complete History of the Trinity Test Site
Engelsk Paperback
Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb
- A Complete History of the Trinity Test Site
Engelsk Paperback

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It was not Robert Oppenheimer who built the bomb--it was engineers, chemists and young physicists in their twenties, many not yet having earned a degree. The first atomic bomb was originally conceived as a backup device, a weapon not then currently achievable. The remote Trinity Site--the birthplace of the bomb--was used as a test range for U.S. bombers before the first nuclear device was secretly detonated. After the blast, locals speculated that the flash and rumble were caused by colliding B-29s, while Manhattan Project officials nervously measured high levels of offsite radiation.

Drawing on original documents, many recently declassified, the author sheds new light on a pivotal moment in history--now approaching its 75th anniversary--told from the point of view of the men who inaugurated the Atomic Age in the New Mexico desert.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
445
ISBN-13:
9781476675510
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1476675511
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
8 mar 2019
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
178mm
Højde:
254mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
8 mar 2019
Forfatter(e):
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