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The neutron's children: nuclear engineers and the shaping of identity
This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterised successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by n...
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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Oxford University Press
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199692118.001.0001 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1540139 |
| Sumario: | This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterised successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by nuclear accidents. |
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