The Neutron's children : nuclear engineers and the shaping of identity

The Neutron's children : nuclear engineers and the shaping of identity / Sean F. Johnston.

This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterised successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by n...

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Main Author: Johnston, Sean, 1956- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Nuclear engineers > United States.
Nuclear engineers > Great Britain.
Nuclear engineers > Canada.
Nuclear engineering > United States > History.
Nuclear engineering > Great Britain > History.
Nuclear engineering > Canada > History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Nuclear.
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineers
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterised successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by nuclear accidents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-299) and index.
ISBN:9780191631924
0191631922
9780191740732
019174073X
128357747X
9781283577472
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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