Critical assembly : poems of the Manhattan Project / John Canaday.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Canaday, John, 1961- author.

Series:

Mary Burritt Christiansen poetry series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manhattan Project (U.S.)--Poetry.

Manhattan Project (U.S.).

Atomic bomb--Poetry.

Atomic bomb.

Nuclear physicists--Poetry.

Nuclear physicists.

Nuclear energy--Poetry.

Nuclear energy.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

203 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2017.

Summary:

"With technical mastery and remarkable empathy, Canaday introduces readers to the people involved in the creation and testing of the first atomic bomb, from initial theoretical conversations to the secretive work at Los Alamos. Critical Assembly also includes brief biographies, notes, and a bibliography for further exploration about this critical event in world history."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

U / Potential

(Life is finite) / Albert Einstein Einstein, Albert 5

(In 1913, H.G. Wells) / Leo Szilard Szilard, Leo 6

(Hatred's homicidal) / Eugene Wigner Wigner, Eugene 8

(Chancellors come and go) / Otto Frisch Frisch, Otto 9

(Niels Bohr was God) / Max Delbrück Delbrück, Max 11

(Rare earth sparks the clouds) / Otto Frisch Frisch, Otto 15

(Not everyone can be as fortunate as Christ) / Leo Szilard Szilard, Leo 18

(The Czechoslovak state is occupied) / Albert Einstein Einstein, Albert 19

(Now Einstein knows me) / Edward Teller Teller, Edward 20

(I spent each August in the steno pool) / Janet Coatesworth Coatesworth, Janet 22

(The grass is hazy) / Albert Einstein Einstein, Albert 26

E_k Kinetic

(History's hard) / Alexander Sachs Sachs, Alexander 31

(Oh, that thing) / Leslie Groves Groves, Leslie 34

(Who needed mountains) / Edith Warner Warner, Edith 36

(Oppie and his brother) / Robert Serber Serber, Robert 38

(No matter what your weapons are) / John Dudley Dudley, John 41

(Luck finds me when I least expect it) / Edith Warner Warner, Edith 43

(But "Oppie" has his own ideas) / John Dudley Dudley, John 45

(On the train from Oak Ridge) / Louis Slotin Slotin, Louis 46

(Each day a stream of new lost souls) / Dorothy McKibben McKibben, Dorothy 48

(When Oppie's first recruits arrived) / Robert Serber Serber, Robert 50

(Once people thought that angels) / Richard Feynman Feynman, Richard 52

(Dammit, Oppie's always right) / Edward Condon Condon, Edward 54

(I've been called a cowboy) / Louis Slotin Slotin, Louis 58

(Tigers roam the globe) / Peer de Silva Silva, Peer de 60

(Wigwam calls us Martians) / Edward Teller Teller, Edward 62

(Tech was a pit) / Ruth Marshak Marshak, Ruth 63

(What were we making: babies) / James Nolan Nolan, James 64

(By then I'd had it up to here) / John Dudley Dudley, John 65

(Mary knows what's what) / Bernice Brode Brode, Bernice 67

(Bethe made the Head of Theory?) / Edward Teller Teller, Edward 69

(Hitler disliked my politics) / Klaus Fuchs Fuchs, Klaus 70

(We are all guests) / Eugene Wigner Wigner, Eugene 74

(Venus hangs low above the mountains) / Edith Warner Warner, Edith 76

(The snows came early) / J. Robert Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, J. Robert 78

(Though I was born a German princess) / Kitty Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Kitty 80

(Petey didn't pity whores) / James Nolan Nolan, James 81

(Most days it was easy to forget) / Robert Serber Serber, Robert 83

(Lightning snaps at the windows) / Willy Higinbotham Higinbotham, Willy 85

(Mrs. Fisher's superstitious) / Appolonia Chalee Chalee, Appolonia 86

(Over the years I learned their rituals) / Edith Warner Warner, Edith 87

(Nature is the wildest West) / Niels Bohr Bohr, Niels 88

(Horns blare. Dust burgeons) / John Lansdale Jr. Lansdale, John, Jr. 91

(Now morning sickness is the proof of love) / Kitty Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Kitty 93

(We mustn't speak of doctors) / Dorothy McKibben McKibben, Dorothy 94

(Crisp, starched khaki) / Antonio Martinez Martinez, Antonio 96

("Hell yes, I have ID") / Kitty Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Kitty 99

("Damn kraut") / Chien-Shiung Wu Wu, Chien-Shiung 100

(Wonder of the work) / Donald Mastick Mastick, Donald 103

(Man's main concern is man) / Richard Feynman Feynman, Richard 106

(My work requires grace) / Louis Slotin Slotin, Louis 108

(When Robert planted Peter in my gut) / Kitty Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Kitty 110

ΔH / Heat

(We beat the Nazis on a Tuesday) / Rose Bethe Bethe, Rose 115

(Spay nature) / Joseph Rotblat Rotblat, Joseph 116

(In Luzon, everybody thought) / John Dudley Dudley, John 118

(I don't know much about luck) / George Kistiakowsky Kistiakowsky, George 119

(The core assembly was as riveting) / Louis Slotin Slotin, Louis 121

(How near we are to dying) / Dorothy McKibben McKibben, Dorothy 123

(Some things you can control) / Norris Bradbury Bradbury, Norris 125

(Our drab green school bus shudders) / Edward Teller Teller, Edward 127

(LeMay's been roasting towns again) / Frank Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Frank 128

(The cradle rocks) / Donald Hornig Hornig, Donald 131

(It's midnight) / Edward Teller Teller, Edward 134

(Stick to your knitting) / Leslie Groves Groves, Leslie 135

(Prone on a dike) / Philip Morrison Morrison, Philip 138

(The seconds limp, then stumble) / Edward Teller Teller, Edward 140

(Great poets dream of clarity) / Thomas Farrell Farrell, Thomas 141

(I looked at Zero through dark glass) / Victor Weisskopf Weisskopf, Victor 143

(After the first flash) / J. Robert Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, J. Robert 144

(The silence lingers longest) / Joan Hinton Hinton, Joan 145

(That morning at my brother's) / David McDonald McDonald, David 146

(Nothing like the sun) / Hans Bethe Bethe, Hans 147

(When Trinity went off) / Norris Bradbury Bradbury, Norris 149

(Dear Mami) / David Nicodemus Nicodemus, David 150

(Smitty's smitten) / Harriet "Petey" Peterson Peterson, Harriet "Petey" 153

(And it was quite a while) / David McDonald McDonald, David 154

(We'd wished for miracles) / Joe Willis Willis, Joe 155

(As season follows season) / Edith Warner Warner, Edith 160

(We lost the moon among mountains) / J. Robert Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, J. Robert 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193).

Other Format:

Online version: Canaday, John, 1961- author. Critical assembly

ISBN:

9780826358837

0826358837

OCLC:

985076318