The Manhattan Project: A very brief introduction to the physics of nuclear weapons - Softcover

Reed, Bruce Cameron

 
9780750328685: The Manhattan Project: A very brief introduction to the physics of nuclear weapons
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0750328681 ISBN 13: 9780750328685
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool, 2017

Synopsis

The development of nuclear weapons by the Manhattan Project during World War II was one of the most dramatic scientific/technological episodes in human history. This book offers a concise survey of the essential physics concepts underlying fission weapons. It describes the energetics and timescales of fast-neutron chain reactions, why only certain isotopes of uranium and plutonium are suitable for use, how critical mass and bomb yield can be estimated, some of the design details of the Little Boy and Fat Man bombs, and much more.

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Publisher
Morgan & Claypool
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0750328681
ISBN 13 
9780750328685
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
116

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