Atomic Spaces: Living on the Manhattan Project
- ISBN-10
- 0252068319
- ISBN-13
- 9780252068317
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 456
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-04
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Peter Bacon Hales
Description
Code-named the Manhattan Project, the detailed plans for developing an atomic bomb were impelled by urgency and shrouded in secrecy. This book tells the story of the project's three key sites: Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Hanford, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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- 1997
- 447 pages
- Paperback
- University of Illinois Press
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