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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Autor principal: Johnston, Sean
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
Materias:
Biography, Geography, History
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199692118.001.0001
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