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The San Francisco nexus in World War II : freedoms found, liberties lost, and the atomic bomb / Philip E. Meza.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meza, Philip E., author.
- 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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