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Manhattan District History Project Y The Los Alamos Project Vol. II August 1945 Through December 1946

Year: 1961

Type: report

Abstract: THESE TWO VOLUMES CONSTITUTE A RECORD OF THE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE , AND POLICY-MAKING ACTIVITIES OF THE LOS ALAMOS PROJECT (PROJECT Y) FROM ITS INCEPTION UNDER THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATOMIC BOMB (VOL. I), AND DURING THE PERIOD FOLLOWING THE END OF WORLD WAR II UNTIL THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT RELINQUISHED CONTROL TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AS OF JANUARY 1947 (VOL. II). ALTHOUGH SEC URITY REGULATIONS HAVE REQUIRED SOME DELETIONS IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF THE TWO VOLUMES, EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO RETAIN THE ORIGINAL LANGUGAGE AND EXPERSSIONS OF THE AUTHORS.

DOI: 10.2172/1087645

Authors: E. Truslow, US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), R. Smith

Institution: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Twentieth Century Scientific Developments

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Southern California, University of Missouri, University of Minnesota, University of Kansas, University of Oklahoma, Oregon State University

OpenAlex ID: W2477910195

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