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"An underground classic. Though declassified in 1965, [the primer] has not been widely available. . . . This edition is an essential part of the library of anyone interested in Manhattan Project history."--American Physical Society Journal
"An extraordinary document. . . . [Serber's] analyses were elegant and compact yet sensibly accurate."--Physics TodayDetails
- Title The Los Alamos Primer: The First Lectures on How to Build an Atomic Bomb, Updated with a New Introduction by Richard Rhodes
- Author Robert Serber; Introduction by Richard Rhodes
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- Pages 176
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- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Date 2020-04-07
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- ISBN 9780520344174 / 0520344170
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 1.52 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Dewey Decimal Code 623.451
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