The Birth of the Atomic Bomb by Its Creators, Eyewitnesses and Historians
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On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first atomic bomb, discover new reflections on the Manhattan Project from President Barack Obama, hibakusha (survivors), and the modern-day mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The creation of the atomic bomb during World War II, codenamed the Manhattan Project, was one of the most significant and clandestine scientific undertakings of the 20th century. It forever changed the nature of war and cast a shadow over civilization. Born out of a small research program that began in 1939, the Manhattan Project would eventually employ nearly 600,000 people and cost about $2 billon ($28.5 billion in 2020) -- all while operating under a shroud of complete secrecy. On the 75th anniversary of this profoundly crucial moment in history, this newest edition of The Manhattan Project is updated with writings and reflections from the past decade and a half. This groundbreaking collection of essays, articles, documents, and excerpts from histories, biographies, plays, novels, letters, and oral histories remains the most comprehensive collection of primary source material of the atomic bomb.
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I'm glad I read this suggestion instead of the others I had in my TBR queue regarding the Manhattan Project!
This covers more than just Los Alamos, it not only talks about the more well known participants but many ‘average jane's. There's a map of all the locations in the US and Canada that participated in one way or another; it really expanded my mind on the subject.
I also love that this draws on the book I'd planned to read, and now don't really need to, as well as others that I now do want to read.