| Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Contributor(s): Smyth, Henry D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804717222 ISBN-13: 9780804717229 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1990 Annotation: This historic document, generally known as 'The Smyth Report, ' was written in secret between the summer of 1944 and the spring of 1945 at the direction of Major General L.R. Groves, who was in charge of the atomic bomb project, as a 'report to the nation.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 623.451 |
| LCCN: 88063341 |
| Series: Stanford Nuclear Age |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.55" W x 8.47" (0.88 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exploration of how atomic energy was deployed for military purposes, this text traces the administrative history of the topic and the problems and issues faced as the project became a reality. |