Critical assembly: a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945
This 1993 volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the 'critical assembly' of scientists, engineers and military personnel at Los Alamos, responding to wartime deadlines, collaborated to create a new approa...
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| Zusammenfassung: | This 1993 volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the 'critical assembly' of scientists, engineers and military personnel at Los Alamos, responding to wartime deadlines, collaborated to create a new approach to large-scale research. The book opens with an introduction laying out major themes. After a synopsis of the prehistory of the bomb project, from the discovery of nuclear fission to the start of the Manhattan Engineer District, and an overview of the early materials programme, the book examines the establishment of the Los Alamos Laboratory, the implosion and gun assembly programmes, nuclear physics research, chemistry and metallurgy, explosives, uranium and plutonium development, confirmation of spontaneous fission in pile-produced plutonium, the thermonuclear bomb, critical assemblies, the Trinity test, and delivery of the combat weapons. Readers interested in history of science will find this volume a crucial resource for understanding the underpinnings of contemporary science and technology |
| Beschreibung: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (xv, 509 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780511665400 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511665400 |
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| spelling | Hoddeson, Lillian Verfasser aut Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 Lillian Hoddeson [and others] ; with contributions from Gordon Baym [and others] Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1993 1 online resource (xv, 509 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) 1. Introduction -- 2. Early Research on Fission: 1933-1943 -- 3. The Early Materials Program: 1933-1943 -- 4. Setting Up Project Y: June 1942 to March 1943 -- 5. Research in the First Months of Project Y: April to September 1943 -- 6. Creating a Wartime Community: September 1943 to August 1944 -- 7. The Gun Weapon: September 1943 to August 1944 -- 8. The Implosion Program Accelerates: September 1943 to July 1944 -- 9. New Hopes for the Implosion Weapon: September 1943 to July 1944 -- 10. The Nuclear Properties of a Fission Weapon: September 1943 to July 1944 -- 11. Uranium and Plutonium: Early 1943 to August 1944 -- 12. The Discovery of Spontaneous Fission in Plutonium and the Reorganization of Los Alamos -- 13. Building the Uranium Bomb: August 1944 to July 1945 -- 14. Exploring the Plutonium Implosion Weapon: August 1944 to February 1945 -- 15. Finding the Implosion Design: August 1944 to February 1945 -- 16. Building the Implosion Gadget: March 1945 to July 1945 -- 17. Critical Assemblies and Nuclear Physics: August 1944 to July 1945 -- 18. The Test at Trinity: January 1944 to July 1945 -- 19. Delivery: June 1943 to August 1945 -- 20. The Legacy of Los Alamos This 1993 volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the 'critical assembly' of scientists, engineers and military personnel at Los Alamos, responding to wartime deadlines, collaborated to create a new approach to large-scale research. The book opens with an introduction laying out major themes. After a synopsis of the prehistory of the bomb project, from the discovery of nuclear fission to the start of the Manhattan Engineer District, and an overview of the early materials programme, the book examines the establishment of the Los Alamos Laboratory, the implosion and gun assembly programmes, nuclear physics research, chemistry and metallurgy, explosives, uranium and plutonium development, confirmation of spontaneous fission in pile-produced plutonium, the thermonuclear bomb, critical assemblies, the Trinity test, and delivery of the combat weapons. Readers interested in history of science will find this volume a crucial resource for understanding the underpinnings of contemporary science and technology Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory / History Los Alamos National Laboratory (DE-588)2083466-4 gnd rswk-swf Manhattan District history, Project Y, the Alamos Project Geschichte 1943-1945 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte Atomic bomb / New Mexico / Los Alamos / History Kernwaffe (DE-588)4003434-3 gnd rswk-swf Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd rswk-swf Los Alamos (N.M.) / History Los Alamos, NM (DE-588)4136066-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Los Alamos, NM (DE-588)4136066-7 g Kernwaffe (DE-588)4003434-3 s Geschichte 1943-1945 z 1\p DE-604 Los Alamos National Laboratory (DE-588)2083466-4 b 2\p DE-604 Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 s 3\p DE-604 USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g 4\p DE-604 Baym, Gordon Sonstige oth Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-44132-2 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-54117-6 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511665400 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 4\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Hoddeson, Lillian Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 1. Introduction -- 2. Early Research on Fission: 1933-1943 -- 3. The Early Materials Program: 1933-1943 -- 4. Setting Up Project Y: June 1942 to March 1943 -- 5. Research in the First Months of Project Y: April to September 1943 -- 6. Creating a Wartime Community: September 1943 to August 1944 -- 7. The Gun Weapon: September 1943 to August 1944 -- 8. The Implosion Program Accelerates: September 1943 to July 1944 -- 9. New Hopes for the Implosion Weapon: September 1943 to July 1944 -- 10. The Nuclear Properties of a Fission Weapon: September 1943 to July 1944 -- 11. Uranium and Plutonium: Early 1943 to August 1944 -- 12. The Discovery of Spontaneous Fission in Plutonium and the Reorganization of Los Alamos -- 13. Building the Uranium Bomb: August 1944 to July 1945 -- 14. Exploring the Plutonium Implosion Weapon: August 1944 to February 1945 -- 15. Finding the Implosion Design: August 1944 to February 1945 -- 16. Building the Implosion Gadget: March 1945 to July 1945 -- 17. Critical Assemblies and Nuclear Physics: August 1944 to July 1945 -- 18. The Test at Trinity: January 1944 to July 1945 -- 19. Delivery: June 1943 to August 1945 -- 20. The Legacy of Los Alamos Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory / History Los Alamos National Laboratory (DE-588)2083466-4 gnd Manhattan District history, Project Y, the Alamos Project Geschichte Atomic bomb / New Mexico / Los Alamos / History Kernwaffe (DE-588)4003434-3 gnd Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd |
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| title | Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 |
| title_auth | Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 |
| title_exact_search | Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 |
| title_full | Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 Lillian Hoddeson [and others] ; with contributions from Gordon Baym [and others] |
| title_fullStr | Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 Lillian Hoddeson [and others] ; with contributions from Gordon Baym [and others] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Critical assembly a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 Lillian Hoddeson [and others] ; with contributions from Gordon Baym [and others] |
| title_short | Critical assembly |
| title_sort | critical assembly a technical history of los alamos during the oppenheimer years 1943 1945 |
| title_sub | a technical history of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer years, 1943-1945 |
| topic | Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory / History Los Alamos National Laboratory (DE-588)2083466-4 gnd Manhattan District history, Project Y, the Alamos Project Geschichte Atomic bomb / New Mexico / Los Alamos / History Kernwaffe (DE-588)4003434-3 gnd Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd |
| topic_facet | Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory / History Los Alamos National Laboratory Manhattan District history, Project Y, the Alamos Project Geschichte Atomic bomb / New Mexico / Los Alamos / History Kernwaffe Zweiter Weltkrieg Los Alamos (N.M.) / History Los Alamos, NM USA |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511665400 |
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