Bomb
- Authors
- Sheinkin, Steve
- Publisher
- Flash Point
- Tags
- history , war , science
- ISBN
- 9781596438613
- Date
- 2012-09-04T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 3.68 MB
- Lang
- en
In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.