atomic bomb

Provides an account of the three weeks leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 as experienced by American servicemen, Japanese soldiers and civilians, and scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project.

Chronicles the history of the atomic bomb and discusses events happening around the world during its creation. Includes a time line and an index.

Profiles John Aristotle Phillips, a Princeton student who became worldfamous when he designed an atomic bomb.

A narrative history of the competition between two Nobel laureates, one a Nazi and the other an American, to be the first to develop the atomic bomb.

A narrative account of the scientists who discovered that nuclear fission was possible and then became morally concerned about its implications.

In 1944, when the Americans liberate Bikini Atoll from the Japanese, fourteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu does not realize that in two years he will lead a desperate effort to save his island home from a much more deadly threat.

Profusely illustrated text recounts the events leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the capitulation of Japan in W.W. II.