The Physics of the Manhattan Project [E-Book] / by Bruce Cameron Reed.
The development of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project is one of the most significant scientific events of the twentieth century. This revised and updated 4th edition explores the challenges that faced the scientists and engineers of the Manhattan Project. It gives a clear introduction to f...
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Personal Name(s): | Reed, Bruce Cameron, author |
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4th edition 2021. |
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Springer,
2021
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XXIII, 256 pages 88 illustrations (online resource) |
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englisch |
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9783030613730 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-61373-0 |
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- Preface
- Preamble: Fundamental Data On Little Boy and Fat Man
- Energy Release in Nuclear Reactions, Neutrons, Fission, and Characteristics of Fission
- Critical Mass, Efficiency, and Yield
- Producing Fissile Material
- Complicating Factors
- Miscellaneous Calculations
- Appendices (A-K).