| Description |
x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- Part I. Lightning War: Nuclear fission -- The German nuclear power project -- Moderators, isotope separation, and uranium machines -- Nuclear power and lightning war -- Part II. The War Slows Down: The end of the lightning war -- Nuclear power conferences -- National Socialism and German physics -- Progress and infighting -- Part III. The War Comes Home: Wonder weapons -- Uranium machines in Berlin-gottow -- Greater Germany and cultural imperialism -- Death from above and betrayal from within -- Part IV. The War is Lost: Evacuation and self-preservation -- The heavy water dries up -- Harteck's circle, centrifuges, and special experiments -- Uranium machines and rock cellars -- Part V. The German Achievement in the American Shadow: The Alsos MIssion -- Farm Hall -- The Smyth Report -- Part VI. The Legacy of German National Socialism: The occupation of Germany -- Nazification and denazification -- The Goudsmit/Heisenberg controversy -- Part VII. The Myth of the German Atomic Bomb: Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Analysis |
Germany Nuclear power Research, history |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 268-283 |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
| Subject |
National socialism.
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Nuclear energy -- Germany -- History.
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Nuclear engineering -- Germany -- History.
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| LC no. |
88036458 |
| ISBN |
0521364132 |
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