Building History: The Atom Bomb

By William W. Lace

Book Overview

Against the backdrop of World War II, scientists in the United States worked frantically to unlock and forge the tremendous energy of the atom into a weapon. They succeeded in ending the war, but in so doing created a force that carried the potential both for humanity's welfare and its destruction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560067241
• ISBN13: 9781560067245
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Lucent Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12