Atomic Energy for Military Purposes

Atomic Energy for Military Purposes

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Henry DeWolf Smyth

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,


Atomic Energy for Military Purposes is a book by Henry DeWolf Smyth, published by Princeton University Press in 1946 in a sixth printing. It is the official public report on the atomic bomb, also known as the Smyth Report, that was released to the public after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The book provides a general account of the development of methods of using atomic energy for military purposes, the basic physical processes behind them, and the administrative history and structure of the Manhattan Project. The book has 308 pages with a rare dust jacket (chipped along the edges). Some annotations in the margins in grey lead. Previous owner's name to endpaper.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Henry DeWolf Smyth

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,


Atomic Energy for Military Purposes is a book by Henry DeWolf Smyth, published by Princeton University Press in 1946 in a sixth printing. It is the official public report on the atomic bomb, also known as the Smyth Report, that was released to the public after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The book provides a general account of the development of methods of using atomic energy for military purposes, the basic physical processes behind them, and the administrative history and structure of the Manhattan Project. The book has 308 pages with a rare dust jacket (chipped along the edges). Some annotations in the margins in grey lead. Previous owner's name to endpaper.