Atomic Women - The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear

Informationen zum Autor Roseanne Montillo is the author of three works of nonfiction, Fire on the Track , The Lady and her Monsters , and The Wilderness of Ruin . She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, where she taught courses on the intersection of literature and history. She lives outside of Boston. Klappentext "Meet the World War II female scientists who worked in the secret sites of the Manhattan Project. Recruited not only from labs and universities from across the United States but also from countries abroad, these scientists helped in -- and often initiated -- the development of the atomic bomb, taking starring roles in the Manhattan Project. In fact, their involvement was critical to its success, though many of them were not fully aware of the consequences."--Bomb meets Code Girls in this fascinating narrative nonfiction look at the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the Atomic Bomb, and the moral implications of their work. Zusammenfassung Bomb meets Code Girls in this fascinating narrative nonfiction look at the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the Atomic Bomb, and the moral implications of their work.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Roseanne Montillo, Montillo Roseanne
• Edition: Little Brown USA
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: à partir de 12 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780316489591
• ISBN: 978-0-316-48959-1
• Pages: 272
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Nature, technique > Biographies, autobiographies; Livres pour enfants et adolescents > Littérature spécialisée (texte ou images) > Sciences naturelles, technique; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Physics, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Chemistry