general account development methods using di smyth h d (40 risultati)

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Reprint edition of work originally published by GPO; side-stapled printed paper wraps approx. 9.5 x 6 inches, light handling wear, some chipping to page edges with slight age toning, clean and unmarked.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. [Smyth report] Bound in publisher's wraps. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. vii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. "Written at the request of Major General L. R. Groves, United States Army. Publication authorized as of August 1945.".

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. reprint paperback, good+ originally published in USA and reprinted by HMSO, 144 pages, light card covers, publication page says 1945 reprint but back cover shows (reprinted 1946).

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. "Written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves United States Army. Publication authorized as of August 1945." Paperback, bound with staples. 8vo, 182pgs.

First UK Edition. Condizione: fine. good complete 1st HMSO larger 1945 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Reprint. Reprint 1946 Soft Cover very good book, corners and edges rubbed, spotting to covers, closed tears. Owner's stamp. 144 pages. 5 Appendices.

First Edition. Governmental paper on atomic energy, originally published in the USA but reprinted for consideration by the British parliament. Slightly worn to edges and tips. Softcovers, 144pp. Good copy.

Paperback. Condizione: Very good. Reprint. Sunning to covers. Small rips at base of spine.

brossura. Condizione: Buono (Good). 0. Copertina cartonata ingiallita. Tagli sporchi di polvere e ingialliti. Pagine ingiallite. Cucitura con grappe metalliche. Buono (Good) . Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. An important early American public account of nuclear energy. A lot of technical level, although some topics are understandably underplayed. pp.144. Diags. Top strip of front cover missing; owner's name?

PAPERBACK. Condizione: Fair. Pages Are Tanned With Foxing. The Soft Cover Is Frayed Around The Edges, Creased On The Spine, Corner Clipped On The Back And General Scruff Marks.

Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Second printing. Very good staple-bound pamphlet in brown wrapper. Some wear and rubbing along the edges of the covers with a bit of scuffing also. Small tear on heel of the spine of cover. Erased penciled numbers on front cover. Page edges are lightly browned along edges. Penciled in lines and notes on rear free endpaper. 182 pages with 5 appendices (1. Methods of observing fast particles from nuclear reactions, 2. the units of mass, charge and energy, 3. Delayed neutrons from Uraniun fission, 4. The first self-sustaining chain-reacting pile, 5. Sample list of reports). Has sections on metallurgical project at Chicago, Plutonium production problem in February 1943, Plutonium problem January 1943-June 1945, discussions of separation of isotopes, diffusion separation, electromagnetic separation.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dated "August 1945." Stapled Text block with glued-on tan wrappers in very-good-plus condition. PON "Muller" to top of front wrap. This book was written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves, United States Army, and the publication was authorized in August of 1945. The author, H.D. Smyth was the Chairman of the Department of Physics of Princeton University and the consultant to the Manhattan District U.S. Corps of Engineers. Solid "very-good-plus" example of a very important 20th century publication, commonly referred to as "The Smyth Report." It is the first published account of the development of the atomic bomb. It was published on Aug. 12, 1945, just six days after the bombing of Hiroshima. The preface is dated July 1, 1945. Totals 182 pp. Reduced from $275.

iv, 144 pp. Original printed wrappers, dust-soiled, frayed at base of spine. Ex-library, with circular stamp to verso of title-page and to final leaf, also to upper cover. First British edition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Smyth, H[enry]. D[eWolf]. A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940-1945. Washington, D. C.: Superintendent of Documents, 1945. Washington, D. C.: Superintendent of Documents. Original tan wrappers. 182 pp. First edition, first printing (dated "1945" on last page) of the published version of the report, preceded by a 1000-copy "lithoprint" edition and evidently by another edition of which only one copy is known to exist. [++] This copy is in solid GOOD condition (a probable 5/10), which has definitely bee read, and used. There is some underlining in ink in some places, mostly in the last chapter or two. It is a decent copy, though with some drawbacks, and is offered at a comparatively low price.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First English Edition of the official account of the development of the atomic bombs. Written at the request of Major General L. R. Groves, United States Army, Publication authorized August 1945. Original printed wrappers, short tears to head of upper joints, light creasing, light surface soiling. Marking to first and final printed pages. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to inside front cover. Pages: iv, 143pp, [1]. Complete. Size: 24.5cm by 15.2cm.

1946 reprint of 1945. HMSO. Soft covers. Book - Good.

1st thus softback with stiff wrappers Very Good tall octavo 143pp., appends.,

Original Wraps. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. First UK Edition. Some fading. Small chip to top of spine.

14 cm x 23 cm. II, 182 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of american physicist Gerald Holton, with his name in pencil on front cover as well as "Smyth Report" on spine. Some further annotations in pencil inside the book on pages I, 115 and 127. Author was Chairman of the Department of Physics of Princeton University, Consultant to Manhattan District U.S. Corps of Engineers. The report was written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves, United States Army. It has thirteen chapters in all covering the history and progress of the development of atomic energy with particular application to the military in the early to mid 1900s. Sprache: english.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 182 pp. Original brown wraps w/ light sunning to edges. Front cover with creases and edgewear. Contents nice.

IV, 143pp. Orig. printed wrappers. First British edition. - PMM 422e. - Wrappers somewhat browned along the edges. Name on title-page. Else a very good copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 182 pp. Original brown wraps w/ light sunning to edges. Previous owner's names to top edge of front cover. Light dusting to edges of text block. Contents nice.

paperback. 8vo, original printed wrappers. London, 1945. BOUND WITH: Atomic Energy Act, 1946. 9 & 10 Geo. 6. Ch. stapled. (London, 1946.) AND WITH : U.N. Scientific & Technical Aspects of the Control of Atomic Energy. 8vo, original wrappers. Lake Succes, N.Y., 1946. AND WITH: (U.S. Gov't) Radar. A Report on Science at War. 8vo, original printed wrappers. London, 1945. 4 works string-bound together under one modern paper wrapper. An important collection of official documents, including a reprint of the famous Smyth Report. The report on "Radar" is especially interesting today for containing a sketch of the early history of radar and of wartime radar development in the U.S. The list of authors who collaborated in its preparation includes Frederic Jolliot-Curie of France, Sir George Paget Thomson of the United Kingdom, J. Robert Oppenheimer of the United States among other leading scientists.

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 182pp. Printed brown wrappers. One page corner creased, a little foxing in the text, else near fine.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Foreword by Major General L. R. Groves. vii, 182 pages. Creasing to cover at top of spine. Small chip at base of front cover. Size: 230mm Tall, 8vo. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stapled Text block with glued on tan wrappers in near fine condition. Former owner stamp on front cover, dated October 1945. This book was written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves, United States Army and the publication was authorized in August of 1945. The author, H.D. Smyth was the Chairman of the DEpartment of Physics of Princeton University and the consultant to the Manhattan District U.S. Corps of Engineers. Excellent example of a very important 20th century publication. Commonly referred to as "The Smyth Report", it is the first published account of the development of the atomic bomb. It was published on August 12, 1945, just six days after the bombing of Hiroshima. The preface is dated July 1, 1945. This publication is Number 422e in "Printing and the MInd of Man". vii, 182 pp. Science, Weapons, Warfare, War, Government, Atomic weapons, Research, The Manhattan Project, Atomic research.

Condizione: About fine. First edtion for public distribution, following advance coy printed for press review. 15 x 23 mm (6 x 9 inches); viii, 183 pages. Printed wraps. Owner's inscription in pencil on front wrap, and again on first blank. Shelf mark on spine. Else crisp, tight, unread copy in near fine condition. Provenance: Dr. Lawrence Norton Morscher (1910-1992). The first public account of the Manhattan Project, which commissioned a stellar collection of scientists and engineers under the direction of J. Robert Oppenheimer to produce an atomic weapon during the Second World War.

Smyth, Henry DeWolf (b. 1898). A general account of the development of methods of using atomic energy for military purposes under the auspices of the United States government 1940-1945. Washington, D.C.: Superintendent of Documents, 1945. iii-vii, [1], 182pp. 230 x 150 mm. Original tan wrappers, slight wear. Fine. Bookplate. First Published Edition, First Printing, with the date "1945" in the colophon on the last printed page. Printing and the Mind of Man 422e. The Smyth report contained a full account of the development work carried out between 1940 and 1945 by the Manhattan Project, which culminated in the production of the first atomic bomb. The printed version of the "Smyth Report" was preceded by an advance lithoprint issue, of which 1000 copies were printed, and a secret mimeographed issue of which no copies except for Smyth's master copy remain extant. Coleman, "The 'Smyth Report': A descriptive checklist," Princeton University Library Chronicle 37 (1976), pp. 204-218. Smyth, "The 'Smyth Report,'" Princeton University Library Chronicle 37 (1976), pp. 173-189. .