Atomic women : the untold stories of the scientists who helped create the nuclear bomb
Book |
First edition. |
Little, Brown and Company,
New York :
2020.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Main | YP 355.825119 Mon | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
'Bomb' meets 'Code Girls' in this nonfiction narrative about the little known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the atomic bomb. This book explores not just the steps toward the creation of a successful nuclear bomb, but also the moral implications of such an invention. Ages 12+
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Details
- ISBN: 9780316489591 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmprint
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: A European beginning -- All that glitters -- A shy and quiet girl -- A life in learning -- Power couple -- In exile -- A secret project -- Bomb making in America -- Two of a kind -- The general and the scientist -- American life -- Recruiting -- Leona -- Coworkers -- The reactor -- Diz -- The professor and the apprentice -- Chicago pile 1 -- The Los Alamos visit -- Coming to America -- Trinity -- The end and the beginning.
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Subjects
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Nuclear engineers >
United States >
Biography >
Juvenile literature.
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Women physicists >
United States >
Biography >
Juvenile literature.
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Nuclear physics >
Research >
United States >
History >
20th century >
Juvenile literature.
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Nuclear weapons >
United States >
History >
20th century >
Juvenile literature.