James Howell

Broschiertes Buch

Countdown to Atomgeddon

Europe: The Race to Build The First Atomic Bomb

Beschreibung

The Second World War was reaching a deciding point in late 1944 when the United States formed teams of scientists and specialized military units in the hope of stopping Germany from developing a "super weapon." These teams were responsible for capturing supplies of uranium and thorium raw materials and laboratory equipment used to produce the "super bomb." Many of the assets that the Germans possessed were vital to help the United States and the Manhattan Project build the first atomic bomb. The teams of scientists and specialized military personnel were called into service as the "Alsos missions" sent to find and confine many of the prominent physicists and their research work. It was believed that the Germans were close to developing the bomb and would ensure Nazi world dominance. Several of the captured physicists were to become part of the Manhattan Project while others were returned to Germany after the war to rebuild the sciences.

Autor

The dawning of the Atomic Age occurred on July 16, 1945 in the desert of southern New Mexico. It was 5:30 in the morning and bright daylight as my father was awaken thinking he was late for work. As he dressed, the light faded back to darkness and he went back to bed. I slept through both the bright light the slight concussion that rattled the venation blinds. That was the impact on my family in Socorro, New Mexico 27 miles from Trinity Site and Ground Zero. I was five years old and did not recognize the importance of the event until I was much older and in the Army building, maintaining and moving atomic weapons in the 60's. During a visit to the National Nuclear Museum in May of 2014 I was embarrassed to see and explore the many items, people and locations that I had been exposed to during the following 69 years and had forgotten or dismissed as unimportant relics of the past. As a result of that visit, I have now written three books about that time. 2015 is the seventieth anniversary of the test that confirmed that nuclear weapons were possible. It is also the anniversary on the dropping of "Fat Man" and "Little Boy" on two major cities in Japan to end the war in the Pacific. I have written the three books to remind myself and others of the importance of that period of time. James now lives with his wife in Grand Prairie, Texas

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workbook Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781956876550
• ISBN-10: 1956876553
• Artikelnr.: 64057395