Bombs Over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster Contributor(s): Goldsmith, Connie (Author) |
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ISBN: 146771612X ISBN-13: 9781467716123 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $32.92 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
Additional Information |
Library of Congress Subjects: - 01 |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Australia & Oceania - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 623.451 |
LCCN: 2013017576 |
Lexile Measure: 1150 |
Series: 24 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 7.38" W x 9.39" (0.84 lbs) 88 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1946, as part of the Cold War arms race, the US military launched a program to test nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean. From 1946 until 1958, the military detonated sixty-seven nuclear bombs over the region's Bikini and Enewetak Atolls. The twelfth bomb, called Bravo, became the world's first nuclear disaster. It sent a toxic cloud of radiation over Rongelap Atoll and other nearby inhabited islands. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldsmith, Connie: - Connie Goldsmith writes books about history, health, and science for older children. A recently retired RN with a master's degree in health, Ms. Goldsmith lives near Sacramento, California. |