Picturing the Bomb by Rachel Fermi

Picturing the Bomb by Rachel Fermi

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Presents images that reflect the US Government's effort to build the world's first atomic device. The book contains photographs of farmland and desert scrub hastily transformed into cities to manufacture the bomb's fuel, as well as portraits, snapshots and ID badges.

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Picturing the Bomb by Rachel Fermi

The granddaughter of Enrico Fermi, a key participant in the Manhattan Project, presents a pictorial survey of the making of the atomic bomb, containing many never-before-published photographs and snapshots of the many aspects of the Project. Library of Science Alt.
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ISBN 13 9780810937352
ISBN 10 0810937352
Title Picturing the Bomb
Author Rachel Fermi
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Publisher Harry N Abrams
Year published 1995-09-01
Number of pages 232
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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