Splitting uranium atoms releases huge amounts of energy Once scientists learned that uranium atoms could be split, leading to a chain reaction that would cause an enormous explosion, the race for an atomic bomb was on. In this book, Steve Sheinkin describes the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. assembled a team of physicists, chemists, and other specialists which secretly worked night and day to build a bomb from radioactive uranium and plutonium. Splitting uranium atoms releases huge amounts of energy The U.S. Author Steve Sheinkin Once scientists learned that uranium atoms could be split, leading to a chain reaction that would cause an enormous explosion, the race for an atomic bomb was on. This is the story of the atomic bomb.īomb is a 2012 National Book Awards finalist for Young People's Literature.īomb is a 2012 Washington Post Best Kids Books of the Year title.īomb is a 2013 Newbery Honor book.more This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community in Norway, a commando force slipped behind ene In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two.
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