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Bomb : the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon Cover Image Book

Bomb : the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon / Steve Sheinkin.

Race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon (portion title)
Sheinkin, Steve, (author.).

Summary:

In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781596434875
  • ISBN: 1596434872
  • ISBN: 9781480625440
  • ISBN: 1480625442
  • ISBN: 9780545595971
  • ISBN: 9780545617499
  • ISBN: 0545617499
  • Physical Description: 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, 2012.

Content descriptions

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 -- Race to Trinity.
Target Audience Note:
920L Lexile
Target Age Group: 11 to 17. Ingram.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.9 10 153499.
Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 6.9 10 SD Quiz 153499 English non-fiction.
Accelerated Reader AR Upper Grades 6.9 10.0 quiz: 153499.
Awards Note:
National Book Award Finalist, 2013
Newbery Honor Book, 2013
Sibert Medal, 2013
YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner, 2013

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Subject:
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.
Genre:
Young adult literature.

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