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The San Francisco nexus in World War II : freedoms found, liberties lost, and the atomic bomb / Philip E. Meza.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Meza, Philip E., author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory--History--20th century.
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
World War, 1939-1945--California--San Francisco Bay Area.
World War, 1939-1945.
Atomic bomb--Design and construction--History.
Atomic bomb.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Civilization--20th century.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.).
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 221 pages) : illustrations
Other Title:
San Francisco nexus in WWII
San Francisco nexus in World War two
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
Contents:
The crucible by the Bay
Bridging the New World
Gold comes to Berkeley
Making the desert bloom
A hit on Treasure Island
Fission from the old world
Panic in California
Drumbeat to internment
Developing the means
Sketching the atomic bomb
A national disgrace
Nearer to free : black migration to San Francisco
The baritone who broke the Jim Crow union
Out of LeConte and into Los Alamos
The workd comes to San Francisco
Jack Kennedy present at the creation
Trinity and after
Gold in peace, iron in war.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 17, 2023).
Other Format:
Print version: Meza, Philip E. San Francisco nexus in World War II
ISBN:
9781666941586
1666941581
Publisher Number:
40032028098
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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