The impossible bomb : the hidden history of British scientists and the race to create an atomic weapon /

"The remarkable story of the forgotten British scientists who enabled the Manhattan Project to create the atomic bomb. Atomic weaponry is widely understood as a story of American scientific achievement--but scientists working in Britain played a vital role in its development. Including Nobel Pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Williams, Gareth, 1952- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. > Directorate of Tube Alloys > History. Nuclear weapons > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Scientists > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Nuclear weapons > History. Scientists > History. Great Britain 1900-1999

Table of Contents:

Setting the scene
War games
Pure physics
Years of wonder
Beyond nature?
To the brink
Warm-up
Liaisons dangereuses
Memorandum of understanding
Separation anxieties
Men with missions
In the dark
Minority reports
Tube alloys
Über alles
Double dealing
Critical masses
Breakdown and repair
Over there
Missionaries
Liberation
The giving of all help
Countdown
On the run
Proof of concept
Instrument of war
Aftermaths
Winners and losers
Whodunnit
Follow-up
Postscript: full circle.