| The Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kelly, Cynthia C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0762471271 ISBN-13: 9780762471270 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| LCCN: 2020930466 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.20 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first atomic bomb, discover new reflections on the Manhattan Project from President Barack Obama, hibakusha (survivors), and the modern-day mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The creation of the atomic bomb during World War II, codenamed the Manhattan Project, was one of the most significant and clandestine scientific undertakings of the 20th century. It forever changed the nature of war and cast a shadow over civilization. Born out of a small research program that began in 1939, the Manhattan Project would eventually employ nearly 600,000 people and cost about $2 billon ($28.5 billion in 2020) -- all while operating under a shroud of complete secrecy. On the 75th anniversary of this profoundly crucial moment in history, this newest edition of The Manhattan Project is updated with writings and reflections from the past decade and a half. This groundbreaking collection of essays, articles, documents, and excerpts from histories, biographies, plays, novels, letters, and oral histories remains the most comprehensive collection of primary source material of the atomic bomb. |