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Birthplace of the atomic bomb : a complete history of the Trinity Test Site / William S. Loring.
Van Pelt Library QC773.3.U5 L66 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Loring, William S., 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manhattan Project (U.S.)--History.
- Manhattan Project (U.S.).
- History.
- Trinity Site (N.M.)--History.
- Trinity Site (N.M.).
- Atomic bomb--United States--History.
- Atomic bomb.
- United States.
- New Mexico--Trinity Site.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 437 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Complete history of the Trinity Test Site
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "It was not Robert Oppenheimer who built the bomb--it was engineers, chemists and young physicists. Drawing on original documents, many recently declassified, the author sheds new light on a pivotal moment in history--now approaching its 75th anniversary--told from the point of view of the men who inaugurated the Atomic Age in the New Mexico desert"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Prologue : Desert
- 1939-1943
- January to June 1944
- Mid-June to mid-August 1944
- Late August to early November 1944
- Early November through December 1944
- January to mid-February 1945
- Late February to mid-March 1945
- Late March 1945
- Early April to mid-April 1945
- Late April 1945
- Early May 1945, part I
- Early May 1945, part II
- Mid-May 1945
- Late May to early June 1945
- Mid to late June 1945
- July 1945, week 1
- July 1945, week 2
- Mid-July 1945
- July 15, 1945
- July 16, 1945
- Late July through August 1945
- Remainder of 1945
- 1946
- 1947-1948
- 1949-1951
- 1952-1964
- 1965 to the present
- Appendices. A. General Groves, General Patton and the California-Arizona Maneuver Area
- B. Silverplate and the B-29
- C. Final instructions for town monitors
- D. Post-blast press releases
- E. Ratliff family
- F. Firing circuit and arming of the gadget
- G. Jumbo
- H. Evacuation force : a question of numbers
- I. What happened to Anderson's Sherman tanks?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 401-431) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476675510
- 1476675511
- OCLC:
- 1083154827
- Publisher Number:
- 99980356522
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