Critical Assembly - Poems of the Manhattan Project

With technical mastery and remarkable empathy, Canaday introduces readers to the people involved in the creation and testing of the first atomic bomb, from initial theoretical conversations to the secretive work at Los Alamos. Critical Assembly also includes brief biographies, notes, and a bibliography for further exploration about this critical event in world history.

About the author

John Canaday is the author of The Invisible World: Poems and The Nuclear Muse: Literature, Physics, and the First Atomic Bombs. His poetry has been widely published.

Summary

With technical mastery and remarkable empathy, Canaday introduces readers to the people involved in the creation and testing of the first atomic bomb, from initial theoretical conversations to the secretive work at Los Alamos. Critical Assembly also includes brief biographies, notes, and a bibliography for further exploration about this critical event in world history.

Product details

• Authors: John Canaday
• Publisher: University Of New Mexico Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780826358837
• ISBN: 978-0-8263-5883-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Mary Burritt Christiansen Poet; Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series; Mary Burritt Christiansen Poet; Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama