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

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781596438613 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 1596438614 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: remote
    1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, c2012

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Book design by Jay Colvin"--title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-259) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Three-way race -- Chain reactions -- How to build an atomic bomb -- Final assembly.
Awards Note:
Newbery Honor Book, 2013
Sibert Medal, 2013
YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner, 2013
National Book Award Finalist, 2013
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Atomic bomb -- History -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Soviet Union -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork -- Juvenile literature
Operation Freshman, 1942 -- Juvenile literature
Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History -- Juvenile literature
Arms race -- Juvenile literature
Cold War -- Juvenile literature
Natural history -- Juvenile literature
Scientists -- Juvenile literature
Military history -- Juvenile literature
Dictators -- Juvenile literature
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
Arms race
Cold War
Natural history
Scientists
Military history
Dictators
20th Century
Military & Wars
Genre: Newbery Medal: Honor book > 2012.
War and conflict
Electronic books.

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