Bomb, the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon, Steve Sheinkin
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Bomb, the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon, Steve Sheinkin
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-259) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Bomb
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
861511612
Responsibility statement
Steve Sheinkin
Sub title
the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
Summary
Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos
Table Of Contents
Three-way race -- Chain reactions -- How to build an atomic bomb -- Final assembly
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
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- Cold War
- Military history -- Young adult literature
- Scientists -- Young adult literature
- Operation Freshman, 1942 -- Young adult literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork -- Young adult literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Soviet Union -- Young adult literature
- Dictators + Young adult literature
- Young adult electronic books
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Great Britain -- Young adult literature
- Arms race -- Young adult literature
- Natural history -- Young adult literature
- Atomic bomb + History -- Young adult literature
- Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History -- Young adult literature
- Cold War -- Young adult literature
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- Cold War
- Military history -- Young adult literature
- Scientists -- Young adult literature
- Operation Freshman, 1942 -- Young adult literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork -- Young adult literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Soviet Union -- Young adult literature
- Dictators + Young adult literature
- Young adult electronic books
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Great Britain -- Young adult literature
- Arms race -- Young adult literature
- Natural history -- Young adult literature
- Atomic bomb + History -- Young adult literature
- Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History -- Young adult literature
- Cold War -- Young adult literature
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