A general account of the development of methods of using atomic energy for military purposes under the auspices of the United States Government.

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  • Washington: Superintendent of Documents, 1945
By Smyth, H.D.
Washington: Superintendent of Documents, 1945. About fine.. First edtion for public distribution, following advance coy printed for press review. 15 x 23 mm (6 x 9 inches); viii, 183 pages. Printed wraps. Owner's inscription in pencil on front wrap, and again on first blank. Shelf mark on spine. Else crisp, tight, unread copy in near fine condition. Provenance: Dr. Lawrence Norton Morscher (1910-1992).

The first public account of the Manhattan Project, which commissioned a stellar collection of scientists and engineers under the direction of J. Robert Oppenheimer to produce an atomic weapon during the Second World War.

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Title

A general account of the development of methods of using atomic energy for military purposes under the auspices of the United States Government.

Author

Smyth, H.D.

Condition

Fine

Publisher

Superintendent of Documents: Washington

Date

1945


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