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The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
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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.
Alternate Title:
Race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
Imprint:
New York - Roaring Brook Press
Pages:
266
ISBN:
9781596434875, 1596434872
Language:
English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index
Three-way race -- Chain reactions -- How to build an atomic bomb -- Final assembly
Three-way race -- Chain reactions -- How to build an atomic bomb -- Final assembly
Statement of responsibility:
Steve Sheinkin
Characteristics:
266 p. :,ill. ;,24 cm
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Add a CommentIntrigue, spying, resistance fighters behind enemy lines sabotaging the Nazis - this book has it all! While scientists in the United States race to build an atomic bomb before the Nazis do, resistance fighters target a vital power plant in Norway to sabotage the Nazi effort and the Soviet Union frantically tries to get spies inside the project to steal the plans. The story is true but it reads like a classic spy novel.
This is a great story, masterfully told. Excellent reporting and research. It reads like a thriller. You know how it ends ... it's history, after all. But you still can't put it down!
Great book for adults and teens alike