Atomic Spaces: Living on the Manhattan ProjectUniversity of Illinois Press, 1997 - 447 páginas Code-named the Manhattan Project, the detailed plans for developing an atomic bomb were impelled by urgency and shrouded in secrecy. Atomic Spaces tells the story of the project's three key sites and delivers a bold, graphic interpretation of these sites and the larger issues they represented. 60 photos. |
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