The Manhattan Project at Hanford Site - Couverture souple

Toomey, Elizabeth M

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1467134449 ISBN 13 : 9781467134446

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2015

Synopsis

The Manhattan Project at Hanford Site describes the top-secret effort undertaken during World War II to develop a weapon never imagined at Site W or Hanford Engineer Works, one of three sites selected in the United States (plus Los Alamos and Oak Ridge) to research and produce weapons that were ultimately used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki and end World War II. It was a research and engineering feat of unimaginable proportion, and the total project cost for all three sites was $2.1 billion--an unthinkable amount for a country that was coming out of the Great Depression. It is a story of gumption, resolve, tenacity, patriotism, pride, and selflessness for the thousands of people who worked multiple shifts, seven days a week, in a hot, dry, and desolate desert, never knowing what they were working on. It is a tribute to American resolve in the face of overwhelming adversity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Author Elizabeth Toomey manages the REACH Museum in Richland, Washington, which was dedicated on July 5, 2014. The Manhattan Project-Hanford Engineer Works story is a permanent exhibit. This book complements the REACH exhibit, providing greater depth on the story of Site W and the surrounding region's World War II efforts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1467134449
• ISBN 13: 9781467134446
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible