atomic bomb

Examines the history of the atomic bomb, discussing the discovery of the behavior of uranium when placed next to radioactive material, the race to build a bomb, and the impact of the weapon on societies around the world.

In August 1945, the world was transformed in the blink of an eye when American forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki. The destruction was unprecedented and the bombings precipitated the end of World War II. Contains archival footage and stunning photography. Interviews are from both Japanese survivors and the Americans who believed that their involvement would help end a brutal conflict.

This book tells the story of how the Japanese port city of Hiroshima came to be the target of the worlds first nuclear attack during World War II.

Looks at the detonation of the first atomic bomb and its implications. Features archival footage and interviews with surviving members of the team who worked on the Manhattan Project.

Describes in human, political, and scientific detail the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the power of the atom, to the first bombs dropped on Japan.

Chronicles the events surrounding the creation of the nuclear bomb and profiles the three men responsible for the dawn of the atomic age, Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller.

Near the end of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to try and bring and end to the war. This book looks at how the development of nuclear weapons changed countries around the world since World War II, discussing the Cold War, nuclear development, the effects of radiation and more.

Near the end of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to try and bring and end to the war. This book looks at how President Truman, of the United States, came to the decision to create and then use the atomic bombs.

Near the end of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to try and bring and end to the war. This book looks at the effects of the bombings on the survivors in those cities and those that came to their aid.

"In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb"--From the publisher's web site.