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Critical Assembly: A Technical History of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945

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 | #1337095 in Books |  Cambridge University Press |  2004-02-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.02 x1.18 x5.98l,1.75 | File type: PDF | 528 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Great story, told in awkward fashion.|By removeb4flight|The author has written a very detailed account of the making of the atomic bomb. It has some gems of insight into the chemistry, physics, and engineering that was done to achieve this war time goal of a workable weapon. Unfortunately it doesn't flow well. The book is written in chronological order, but jumps around from| |"This book fulfills its declared intention of providing an unprecedentedly full picture of all the actions and processes that were involved in bringing the bombs into existence." A. P. French, Nature

"Generally the presentation is clear and shows t

This volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the "critical assembly" of scientists, engineers, and military personnel at Los Alamos, responding to wartime deadlines, collaborated to create a new approach to large-scale research. The book opens with an introduction laying out major themes. After a synopsis of the prehistory of the bomb project, from the discovery of nuclear fission t...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Critical Assembly: A Technical History of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945   |  Lillian Hoddeson, Paul W. Henriksen, Roger A. Meade, Catherine L. Westfall. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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