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If you really want to understand how the Atomic Bomb was created, I suggest reading:
The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes
We used parts of this book in my Nuclear Engineering 401 course. It is a history of the physics for the nuclear model which lead to splitting of the atom and the race for the atomic bomb.
In my opinion, without Leo Szilard, there would not have been an atomic bomb.
Interesting facts:
We know that Germany was working on the bomb. Few know that England was quite aways along with nuclear research and turned everything they knew over to the USA to assist in the Manhattan Project.
Almost no one knows that both Russia and Japan had research programs for an atomic bomb. Neither had the money to get very far. BUT, it was Japanese nuclear scientists that attested to their leadership that yes, it was an Atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima.
A great read after this book is: Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb. The first half is all of the intrigue of the making of the Atomic Bomb, the spy infestation, and the Russian post war program.
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James
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
Red-beard for President, 2020
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