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Critical Assembly : A Technical History of Los Alamos During the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945
Critical Assembly A Technical History of Los Alamos During the Oppenheimer Years 19431945
Author: Lillian Hoddeson, Paul W. Henriksen, Roger A. Meade, Catherine L. Westfall
This volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the "critical assembly" of scientists, engineers, and military personnel at Los Alamos, responding to wartime deadlines, collaborated to create a new approach to large-scale research. The book opens with an introd...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521441322
ISBN-10: 0521441323
Publication Date: 5/28/1993
Pages: 527
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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