Bomb, the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon, Steve Sheinkin
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Bomb, the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon, Steve Sheinkin
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-259) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Bomb
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
758244492
Responsibility statement
Steve Sheinkin
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Accelerated Reader AR, Upper Grades, 6.9, 10.0, quiz: 153499.
Sub title
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
Table Of Contents
Three-way race -- Chain reactions -- How to build an atomic bomb -- Final assembly -- Race to Trinity
Target audience
juvenile
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Race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
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- Cold War
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Russia
- 1939-1945
- Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History
- War and conflict
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
- Arms race
- Commando troops
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Vemork (Norway)
- Atomic bomb + History -- Juvenile literature
- Dictators -- Juvenile literature
- History
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- Natural history
- Great Britain
- Operation Freshman, 1942
- Soviet Union
- Military history
- Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Great Britain
- Secret service
- Scientists
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Soviet Union -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Soviet Union
- Norway + Vemork
- Atomic bomb + History
- Newbery Medal: Honor book -- 2012
- Germany
- Young adult nonfiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature
- Dictators
- Operation Freshman (1942)
- Atomic bomb
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork
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- Cold War
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Russia
- 1939-1945
- Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History
- War and conflict
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature
- Arms race
- Commando troops
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Vemork (Norway)
- Atomic bomb + History -- Juvenile literature
- Dictators -- Juvenile literature
- History
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- Natural history
- Great Britain
- Operation Freshman, 1942
- Soviet Union
- Military history
- Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Great Britain
- Secret service
- Scientists
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Soviet Union -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 + Secret service -- Soviet Union
- Norway + Vemork
- Atomic bomb + History
- Newbery Medal: Honor book -- 2012
- Germany
- Young adult nonfiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature
- Dictators
- Operation Freshman (1942)
- Atomic bomb
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork
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- Author1
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