Made in Hanford
Author | : Hill Williams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : UIUC:30112108591758 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Download or read book Made in Hanford written by Hill Williams and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At an isolated location along the Columbia River in 1944, the world's first plutonium factory became operational, producing fuel for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, during World War II. Former Seattle Times science writer Hill Williams traces the amazing, tragic story--from the dawn of nuclear science to Cold War testing in the Marshall Islands.