Atomic energy for military purposes : the official report on the development of the atomic bomb under the auspices of the united states government,1940-1945 / Henry Dewolf Smyth

Public ISBD Titre : Atomic energy for military purposes : the official report on the development of the atomic bomb under the auspices of the united states government,1940-1945 Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Henry Dewolf Smyth Editeur : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 1945 Importance : 1 vol. (308p.) Présentation : 20 cm Langues : Français (fre) Catégories : Physique Résumé : Preface The ultimate responsibility for our nation's policy rests on its citizens and they can discharge such responsibilities wisely only if they are informed. The average citizen cannot be expected to understand clearly how an atomic bomb is constructed or how it works but there is in this country a substantial group of engineers and scientists who can understand such things and who can explain the potentialities of atomic bombs to their fellow citizens. The present report is written for this professional group and is a matter-of-fact, general account of work in the USA since 1939 aimed at the production of such bombs. It is neither a documented official history nor a technical treatise for experts. Secrecy requirements have affected both the detailed content and general emphasis so that many interesting developments have been omitted. References to British and Canadian work are not intended to be complete since this is written from the point of view of the activities in this country. The writer hopes that this account is substantially accurate, thanks to co-operation from all groups in the project; he takes full responsibility for all such errors that may occur. Henry DeWolf Smyth, 1st July, 1945 Note de contenu : CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM III. ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY UP TO DECEMBER 1941 IV. PROGRESS UP TO DECEMBER 1941 V. ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 1942-1945 VI. THE METALLURGICAL PROJECT AT CHICAGO IN 1942 VII. THE PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION PROBLEM AS OF FEBRUARY 1943 VIII. THE PLUTONIUM PROBLEM, JANUARY 1943 TO JUNE 1945 IX. GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES X. THE SEPARATION OF THE URANIUM ISOTOPES BY GASEOUS DIFFUSION XI. ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATION OF URANIUM ISOTOPES XII. THE WORK ON THE ATOMIC BOMB XIII. GENERAL SUMMARY Côte titre : Fs/25235 Atomic energy for military purposes : the official report on the development of the atomic bomb under the auspices of the united states government,1940-1945 [texte imprimé] / Henry Dewolf Smyth . - New York : Princeton University Press, 1945 . - 1 vol. (308p.) : 20 cm. Langues : Français (fre) Catégories : Physique Résumé : Preface The ultimate responsibility for our nation's policy rests on its citizens and they can discharge such responsibilities wisely only if they are informed. The average citizen cannot be expected to understand clearly how an atomic bomb is constructed or how it works but there is in this country a substantial group of engineers and scientists who can understand such things and who can explain the potentialities of atomic bombs to their fellow citizens. The present report is written for this professional group and is a matter-of-fact, general account of work in the USA since 1939 aimed at the production of such bombs. It is neither a documented official history nor a technical treatise for experts. Secrecy requirements have affected both the detailed content and general emphasis so that many interesting developments have been omitted. References to British and Canadian work are not intended to be complete since this is written from the point of view of the activities in this country. The writer hopes that this account is substantially accurate, thanks to co-operation from all groups in the project; he takes full responsibility for all such errors that may occur. Henry DeWolf Smyth, 1st July, 1945 Note de contenu : CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM III. ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY UP TO DECEMBER 1941 IV. PROGRESS UP TO DECEMBER 1941 V. ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 1942-1945 VI. THE METALLURGICAL PROJECT AT CHICAGO IN 1942 VII. THE PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION PROBLEM AS OF FEBRUARY 1943 VIII. THE PLUTONIUM PROBLEM, JANUARY 1943 TO JUNE 1945 IX. GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES X. THE SEPARATION OF THE URANIUM ISOTOPES BY GASEOUS DIFFUSION XI. ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATION OF URANIUM ISOTOPES XII. THE WORK ON THE ATOMIC BOMB XIII. GENERAL SUMMARY Côte titre : Fs/25235

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