Guide Manhattan Project (30 results)

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Binding tight.Cover clean.Minor wear to page edges and corners. Paperback.No writing, highlighting, or marks in text.

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Pamphlet. Condition: Very good. First Edition. For page oversized visitors guide. Map in color on back page. Illustrated. One of America's newest national parks, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, is an intriguingly unique place that tells the story of the people, events, and science that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, brought an end to World War II, and ushered in the atomic era. President Franklin D. Roosevelt granted federal funding for uranium research in 1939, shortly after receiving a fearful letter from Albert Einstein, who warned of the potential for an "extremely powerful bomb." By 1942, U.S. scientists concluded that developing an atomic bomb was indeed possible, but were divided over whether the path to its creation lay in the uranium-235 isotope, which makes up a tiny fraction of naturally occurring uranium, or in the newly discovered element plutonium, which was created in a controlled chain reaction using uranium.From 1942 to 1945, scientists pursued both options, carrying out testing and research at three unique, top-secret locations in far-flung corners of the country. The enrichment of uranium took place at an enormous industrial complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This newly built facility also included a pilot reactor and chemical separation plant to create and purify the plutonium.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine; a little rubbing/bumping to forecorners, else As New. No dust jacket. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Publisher's originalgreen cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. Prior owner's name on fep. x + 708pp. Richly illustrated.

64pp. Chronology. Illustrated with many b/w photos, drawings, and maps. Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st Thus. 708 pages. Bound in green cloth gilt. It is to all intents an American edition but has Constable to foot of spine so presumably a British edition. The DW is very sl marked and rubbed.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project. It is of interest to all readers/researchers (students, journalists, policy-makers, specialist and non-specialist instructors and scientists) who need to rapidly access authoritative, self-contained definitions/descriptions of such items and references to authoritative sources. The individual entries are extensively cross-referenced.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project. It is of interest to all readers/researchers (students, journalists, policy-makers, specialist and non-specialist instructors and scientists) who need to rapidly access authoritative, self-contained definitions/descriptions of such items and references to authoritative sources. The individual entries are extensively cross-referenced.…

8°. 680 S. Textabbildungen, Tafeln, Kartenskizzen, Beilage: 1 Faltkarte, Leinen mit Farbkopfschnitt (Buchblock leicht eingerissen; Vor- und Nachsatz leicht befleckt; Einband leicht berieben; sonst altersgemäss gut erhalten - Book block slightly torn; preliminaries and postscript slightly stained; binding slightly rubbed; otherwise in good condition) (=American guide series). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hbk, 708p., maps, numerous b/w photo illustrations. New York: Random House, 1939. Head and tail of spine bumped and some creasing to upper part of cover o/w a clean unmarked copy in good condition. Green cloth binding, no dust wrapper. j57 / m6587.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Later printing. 8vo. [4], vii-xx, [2], 3-680, [2] pp. Grey cloth with black and gold lettering blocked in black on the spine; blue topstain. Price of $3.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Schwartz. Illustrated with double-sided plates of black and white photographs, full-page maps done in black and white, and a folding map in a pocket on the rear pastedown. A copyright page date of 1939 printed on the copyright page but based on the jacket price and book design we date this printing to be circa 1955. Offsetting on the rear pastedown; jacket with light edge wear on its spine and rear panels. …

Unknown Binding. Condition: Very Good. Random House. New York. 1939. January 1939 Binding: $NRP.

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Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorAaron Barlow, PhD, is a professor of English at the New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York. He earned his doctorate in English from the University of Iowa.Inhaltsverze.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This invaluable resource offers students a comprehensive overview of the Manhattan Project and the decision to drop the atomic bomb, with more than 80 in-depth articles on a variety of topics and dozens of key primary source documents.This book provides everything readers need to know about the Manhattan Project, the U.S. program that led to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It begins with a detailed introduction to the project and includes an alphabetical collection of relevant entries on such topics as the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb; Enrico Fermi, creator of the first nuclear reactor; Hiroshima, the target of the first atomic bomb; and Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project.Dozens of primary sources include eyewitness accounts, government memos, letters, press releases, and other important documents relevant to the establishment and success of the Manhattan Project. A set of four essays written by prominent scholars address whether the United States was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The book also includes a comprehensive chronology that reveals key moments related to the creation of the world's first nuclear weapon as well as a bibliography of resources that points readers toward additional information on the Manhattan Project, nuclear weapons, and World War II.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. The Manhattan Project and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb | The Essential Reference Guide | Aaron Barlow | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2019 | ABC-Clio, LLC | EAN 9781440859434 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …