The Neutron's Children
Author | : Sean Johnston |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 0199692114 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780199692118 |
Rating | : 4/5 (118 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Neutron's Children written by Sean Johnston and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterized successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by nuclear accidents.