Bomb : the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon /

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by Sheinkin, Steve.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Scholastic Inc., (New York :) Physical details: 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject(s): Atomic bomb --History. | World War, 1939-1945 --Secret service --Soviet Union. | World War, 1939-1945 --Secret service --Great Britain. | World War, 1939-1945 --Commando operations --Norway --Vemork. | Operation Freshman, 1942. | Atomic bomb --Germany --History. Year : 2012 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Stonepark Intermediate School TECHNOLOGY / Military / Warfare / Sheinkin Available
Stonepark Intermediate School TECHNOLOGY / Military / Warfare / Sheinkin Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index.

Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.