Uranium wars : the scientific rivalry that created the nuclear age /
Aczel, Amir D., 1950-
Uranium wars : the scientific rivalry that created the nuclear age / Amir D. Aczel. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - 248 p.: ill., photg., 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.[237]-239) and index
Physics and Uranium-- On the trail of the nucleus-- Lise Meitner-- The Meitner-Hahn Discovery-- Enrico Fermi-- The Rome experiments-- The events of 1938-- Christmas 1938-- The Heisenberg Menace-- Chain reaction-- The nazi nuclear machine-- Copenhagen-- The moment of truth-- Building the bomb-- The decision to use the bomb-- Evidence from a Spying operation-- The Cold War-- Uranium's future.
9780230613744 (hbk.) 0230613748 (hbk.)
GBA964339 bnb
015301842 Uk
Nuclear physics--Research--History--20th century.
Nuclear weapons--Research--History--20th century.
Nuclear energy--Research--History--20th century
Science and state--History--20th century.
Uranium as fuel--History--20th century.
Uranio--Historia.
Armas nucleares--Investigación--Historia.
Energía nuclear--Investigación--Historia.
Física nuclear--Investigación--Historia.
Uranio como combustible--Historia.
QC 773 / A189u 2009
Uranium wars : the scientific rivalry that created the nuclear age / Amir D. Aczel. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - 248 p.: ill., photg., 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.[237]-239) and index
Physics and Uranium-- On the trail of the nucleus-- Lise Meitner-- The Meitner-Hahn Discovery-- Enrico Fermi-- The Rome experiments-- The events of 1938-- Christmas 1938-- The Heisenberg Menace-- Chain reaction-- The nazi nuclear machine-- Copenhagen-- The moment of truth-- Building the bomb-- The decision to use the bomb-- Evidence from a Spying operation-- The Cold War-- Uranium's future.
9780230613744 (hbk.) 0230613748 (hbk.)
GBA964339 bnb
015301842 Uk
Nuclear physics--Research--History--20th century.
Nuclear weapons--Research--History--20th century.
Nuclear energy--Research--History--20th century
Science and state--History--20th century.
Uranium as fuel--History--20th century.
Uranio--Historia.
Armas nucleares--Investigación--Historia.
Energía nuclear--Investigación--Historia.
Física nuclear--Investigación--Historia.
Uranio como combustible--Historia.
QC 773 / A189u 2009