The Los Alamos primer: the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb
More than seventy years ago, American forces exploded the first atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing great physical and human destruction. The young scientists at Los Alamos who developed the bombs, which were nicknamed Little Boy and Fat Man, were introduced to t...
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| Zusammenfassung: | More than seventy years ago, American forces exploded the first atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing great physical and human destruction. The young scientists at Los Alamos who developed the bombs, which were nicknamed Little Boy and Fat Man, were introduced to the basic principles and goals of the project in March 1943, at a crash course in new weapons technology. The lecturer was physicist Robert Serber, J. Robert Oppenheimer's protégé, and the scientists learned that their job was to design and build the world's first atomic bombs. Notes on Serber's lectures were gathered into a mimeographed document titled TheLos Alamos Primer, which was supplied to all incoming scientific staff. The Primer remained classified for decades after the war. Published for the first time in 1992, the Primer offers contemporary readers a better understanding of the origins of nuclear weapons. Serber's preface vividly conveys the mingled excitement, uncertainty, and intensity felt by the Manhattan Project scientists. This edition includes an updated introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes. A seminal publication on a turning point in human history, The Los Alamos Primer reveals just how much was known and how terrifyingly much was unknown midway through the Manhattan Project. No other seminar anywhere has had greater historical consequences |
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| spelling | Serber, R. (Robert), author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJp9rPD8K3mhMT394hmTpP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86001840 The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb Robert Serber ; annotated by Robert Serber ; updated with a new introduction by Richard Rhodes Oakland University of California Press [2020] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record Includes bibliographical references and index Cover -- The Los Alamos Primer -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- The Los Alamos Primer -- 1 Object -- 2 Energy of Fission Process -- 3 Fast Neutron Chain Reaction -- 4 Fission Cross-sections -- 5 Neutron Spectrum -- 6 Neutron Number -- 7 Neutron Capture -- 8 Why Ordinary U Is Safe -- 9 Material 49 -- 10 Simplest Estimate of Minimum Size of Bomb -- 11 Effect of Tamper -- 12 Damage -- 13 Efficiency -- 14 Effect of Tamper on Efficiency -- 15 Detonation -- 16 Probability of Predetonation -- 17 Fizzles -- 18 Detonating Source -- 19 Neutron Background -- 20 Shooting -- 21 Autocatalytic Methods -- 22 Conclusion More than seventy years ago, American forces exploded the first atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing great physical and human destruction. The young scientists at Los Alamos who developed the bombs, which were nicknamed Little Boy and Fat Man, were introduced to the basic principles and goals of the project in March 1943, at a crash course in new weapons technology. The lecturer was physicist Robert Serber, J. Robert Oppenheimer's protégé, and the scientists learned that their job was to design and build the world's first atomic bombs. Notes on Serber's lectures were gathered into a mimeographed document titled TheLos Alamos Primer, which was supplied to all incoming scientific staff. The Primer remained classified for decades after the war. Published for the first time in 1992, the Primer offers contemporary readers a better understanding of the origins of nuclear weapons. Serber's preface vividly conveys the mingled excitement, uncertainty, and intensity felt by the Manhattan Project scientists. This edition includes an updated introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes. A seminal publication on a turning point in human history, The Los Alamos Primer reveals just how much was known and how terrifyingly much was unknown midway through the Manhattan Project. No other seminar anywhere has had greater historical consequences Manhattan Project (U.S.) History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory fast Manhattan Project (U.S.) fast Atomic bomb United States History. Physicists Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101652 Bombe atomique États-Unis Histoire. HISTORY United States 20th Century bisacsh Atomic bomb fast Physicists fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Biographies fast History fast Rhodes, Richard, 1937- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpPHv69QhkWGp3MYm6qcP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79127879 has work: The Los Alamos primer (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGVkdhwwjDX7hHMB4dpRqP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Serber, R. (Robert) Los Alamos primer Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] 9780520344174 (OCoLC)1120692822 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2359858 Volltext CBO01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2359858 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Serber, R. (Robert) The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb Cover -- The Los Alamos Primer -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- The Los Alamos Primer -- 1 Object -- 2 Energy of Fission Process -- 3 Fast Neutron Chain Reaction -- 4 Fission Cross-sections -- 5 Neutron Spectrum -- 6 Neutron Number -- 7 Neutron Capture -- 8 Why Ordinary U Is Safe -- 9 Material 49 -- 10 Simplest Estimate of Minimum Size of Bomb -- 11 Effect of Tamper -- 12 Damage -- 13 Efficiency -- 14 Effect of Tamper on Efficiency -- 15 Detonation -- 16 Probability of Predetonation -- 17 Fizzles -- 18 Detonating Source -- 19 Neutron Background -- 20 Shooting -- 21 Autocatalytic Methods -- 22 Conclusion Manhattan Project (U.S.) History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory fast Manhattan Project (U.S.) fast Atomic bomb United States History. Physicists Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101652 Bombe atomique États-Unis Histoire. HISTORY United States 20th Century bisacsh Atomic bomb fast Physicists fast |
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| title | The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb |
| title_auth | The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb |
| title_exact_search | The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb |
| title_full | The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb Robert Serber ; annotated by Robert Serber ; updated with a new introduction by Richard Rhodes |
| title_fullStr | The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb Robert Serber ; annotated by Robert Serber ; updated with a new introduction by Richard Rhodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Los Alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb Robert Serber ; annotated by Robert Serber ; updated with a new introduction by Richard Rhodes |
| title_short | The Los Alamos primer |
| title_sort | los alamos primer the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb |
| title_sub | the first lectures on how to build an atomic bomb |
| topic | Manhattan Project (U.S.) History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory fast Manhattan Project (U.S.) fast Atomic bomb United States History. Physicists Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101652 Bombe atomique États-Unis Histoire. HISTORY United States 20th Century bisacsh Atomic bomb fast Physicists fast |
| topic_facet | Manhattan Project (U.S.) History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory History. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Manhattan Project (U.S.) Atomic bomb United States History. Physicists Biography. Bombe atomique États-Unis Histoire. HISTORY United States 20th Century Atomic bomb Physicists United States Biographies History |
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