The first war of physics : the secret history of the atom bomb, 1939-1949 / Jim Baggott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baggott, Jim, 1957-

Contributor:

Rebecca Pepper Sinkler Fund.

Standardized Title:

Atomic, the first war of physics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atomic bomb--History.

Atomic bomb.

History.

Atomic bomb--Research--History.

Arms race--History--20th century.

Arms race.

Atomic bomb--Research.

Physical Description:

xiv, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., 2010.

Summary:

Rich in personality, action, confrontation, and deception, "The First War of Physics" is the first fully realized popular account of the race to build humankind's most destructive weapon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in Great Britain in 2009 under the title Atomic: the first war of physics.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rebecca Pepper Sinkler Fund.

ISBN:

9781605980843

1605980846

OCLC:

586098018

Publisher Number:

99937339349