{"product_id":"the-manhattan-project-the-making-of-the-atomic-bomb-9781398851696","title":"The Manhattan Project: The Making of the Atomic Bomb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 announced to the world that nuclear weapons were no longer the stuff of imagination. From its inception in 1941, the Manhattan Project saw some of the world's best physicists and engineers develop the most potent armament known to man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book Al Cimino explains the events that led to President Roosevelt sanctioning the development of the bomb and recounts the dramatic story of how a gifted and often conflicted group of people, including Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and Leo Szilard, devoted themselves to unlocking the secrets of nuclear fission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sirius Entertainment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781398851696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Al Cimino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51581017718965,"sku":"9781398851696","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d9e1100e-8bef-437c-9fb5-d5136b17c5d5.jpg?v=1755619206","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-manhattan-project-the-making-of-the-atomic-bomb-9781398851696","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}