The Secret of the Manhattan Project

by Gonzales, Doreen

• ISBN13: 9780766039544
• ISBN10: 0766039544
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-01
• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc

Summary

Thousands of American soldiers were dying and millions more were perishing during World War II. Some of die world's greatest scientists escaped their own war-torn countries and fled to the United States. These scientists discovered a possible way to end the war. Thus began the three year experiment resulting in the production and use of the atomic bomb.

Author Biography

Doreen Gonzales spent eleven years as a teacher and is now a full-time write. Her other books for Enslow Publishers, Inc., include A Look at the Second Amendment: To Keep and Bear Arms And Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

Table of Contents

Mission: Possible	p. 5
Discovery!	p. 8
Alert!	p. 18
One Theory Proven	p. 29
X, Y, and W	p. 40
Inside an Atomic Bomb	p. 53
Final Preparations	p. 65
Test Day for Fat Man	p. 75
Unleashing the Ultimate Weapon	p. 85
The War for Peace	p. 95
Trinity's Descendants	p. 108
Timeline	p. 115
Chapter Notes	p. 118
Further Reading	p. 124
Internet Addresses	p. 125
Index	p. 126
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