The Manhattan Project: A very brief introduction to the physics of nuclear weapons - Brossura

Reed, Bruce Cameron

 
9780750328685: The Manhattan Project: A very brief introduction to the physics of nuclear weapons
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ISBN 10: 0750328681 ISBN 13: 9780750328685
Casa editrice: Morgan & Claypool, 2017

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The development of nuclear weapons by the Manhattan Project during World War II was one of the most dramatic scientific/technological episodes in human history. This book offers a concise survey of the essential physics concepts underlying fission weapons. It describes the energetics and timescales of fast-neutron chain reactions, why only certain isotopes of uranium and plutonium are suitable for use, how critical mass and bomb yield can be estimated, some of the design details of the Little Boy and Fat Man bombs, and much more.

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Editore
Morgan & Claypool
Data di pubblicazione
2017
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0750328681
ISBN 13 
9780750328685
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
116
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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ISBN 10:  1681746042 ISBN 13:  9781681746043
Casa editrice: Morgan & Claypool, 2017
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