- Paperback: 404 pages
- Publisher: Backinprint.com (June 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0595092381
- ISBN-13: 978-0595092383
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 640 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #13 in Books > History > Military > Weapons & Warfare > Nuclear
- #68 in Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Political Science > Government
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Book Description
Manhattan Project is a non-technical narrative of the actual making of the first Atom bomb with an accent on the personal cases of the participants and the industrial companies that built it. It is rich with human stories and anecdotes. Foreign editions of the book are available in Great Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria.
About the Author
Stephane Groueff is a Bulgarian-born journalist and author. After the Communists seized power in 1944, he lived in exile in Switzerland, France and the United States. He was a reporter for Paris Match with the magazine's original team and became its New York Bureau Chief for 20 years, until 1978. As a United States citizen, he now lives in New York with his American wife.
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Awe Inspiring Account,
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This review is from: Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb (Paperback)
This book is fascinating. The characters in this book were not only technically brilliant, but bold leaders, as well.The author has produced a readable book that resembles a novel. Yet, it does not gloss over the technical aspects. If you are an engineer or a scientist, you will particularly appreciate this book.
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Story about making of Atomic Bomb,
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This review is from: Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb (Paperback)
It is book for the lay man to understand the atomic bomb. I was really amazed by the size of the project, which never thought in the earlier stage of the project. It is really terrifying story to understand how much money is spend on this.I could understand the guts of Leslie Groves, the man who involved in spearheading this project.It is like a novel. Wonderful to read and amaze.I found that very less information about the scientific details.
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Fascinating account of the birth of the Bomb,
By "snarflemike" (Bay Area, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb (Paperback)
I read this book as a teenager when it first came out in 1967, and it has stayed with me ever since (to the point where I have recently sought out used copies of the paperback and hardbound editions). It is written in something of a "heroes of science and industry" tone that itself helps to convey the straightforward sense of urgency and righteousness that drove the development of the Bomb, and it completely captivated me and began for me a lifelong fascination with the Manhattan Project. Few other books I've read have made science and engineering seem so thrilling. I'm delighted to see it in print again!
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