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Format:

Book

Author:

Sheinkin, Steve, author.

Title:

Bomb : the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon / Steve Sheinkin.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012.

Description:

266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary:

Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.

Subjects:

Atomic bomb -- History -- Juvenile literature.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Soviet Union -- Juvenile literature.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Norway -- Vemork -- Juvenile literature.

Operation Freshman, 1942 -- Juvenile literature.

Atomic bomb -- Germany -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Arms race -- Juvenile literature.

Cold War -- Juvenile literature.

Natural history -- Juvenile literature.

Scientists. -- Juvenile literature.

Military history -- Juvenile literature.

Dictators -- Juvenile literature.

Other Author:

Colvin, Jay, book designer.

Roaring Brook Press, publisher.

R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company, printer.

Other Title:

Race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon

Beehive informational book award nominee, 2013-2014.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, 2013.

Newbery Honor book, 2013.

Notes:

"Book design by Jay Colvin"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.

Accelerated Reader AR Upper Grades 6.9 10.0 quiz: 153499.

Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 6.9 10 SD Quiz 153499 English non-fiction.

Newbery Honor Book, 2013

Sibert Medal, 2013

YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner, 2013

National Book Award Finalist, 2013

Contents:

Three-way race -- Chain reactions -- How to build an atomic bomb -- Final assembly -- Race to Trinity.

LCCN:

2011044096

ISBN:

9781480625440

1480625442

9780545617499

0545617499

9781596434875

1596434872

Other Number:

758244492

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

337290

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

j 623.45119 Sheinkin