The Neutron's Children Nuclear Engineers and the Shaping of Identity |
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| Author:
| Johnston, Sean F. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-163192-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $189.00 |
Book Description:
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This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterized successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by nuclear accidents.
This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterized successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by nuclear accidents.