Atomic Energy For Military Purposes
by Henry D. Smyth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Walcott, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Princeton University Press. 1946.Very good later edition of the seminal work that resulted in the development of the atomic bomb. Brown boards with red lettering to spine. Prior owner signature with 1947 dating on front pastedown. Unclipped ($2.00) jacket shows shelf wear, chips to bottom of jacket and large chip with paper loss to top of jacket spine. "This is the full test of the official report on development of the atomic bomb by the U.S. Government, with later government replease on the New Mexico test of July 16." In short, it served as a means to inform American citizens and taxpayers about the Manhattan Project. Henry DeWolf Smyth (1898-1986) was a professor of Physics at Princeton University. He began working on the Manhattan Project in early 1941. Later, he served as a U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and as a commissioner on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 8X5.5. With Index, 308pg.
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- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 172
- Title
- Atomic Energy For Military Purposes
- Author
- Henry D. Smyth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 308
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Atomic bomb, military, Manhattan Project
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