Peace and War Reminiscences of a Life on the Frontiers of Science |
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| Author:
| Serber, Robert |
| As told to:
| Crease, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-10546-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1998 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $107.95 |
Book Description:
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A prominent member of the Manhattan Project, Robert Serber was one of a team of scientists who assembled the bombs on Tinina Island for transport to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was also one of the first Americans to walk among the Japanese ruins after the catastrophe. This revealing self portrait is the story of Serber's life before, during, and after World War II.
A prominent member of the Manhattan Project, Robert Serber was one of a team of scientists who assembled the bombs on Tinina Island for transport to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was also one of the first Americans to walk among the Japanese ruins after the catastrophe. This revealing self portrait is the story of Serber's life before, during, and after World War II.