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2) Copenhagen
Publisher
distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
A television adaptation of Michael Frayn's play about the 1941 meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, longtime friends whose work had opened the way to the atomic bomb, but who found themselves on opposite sides of World War II.
Author
Publisher
Barakaldo Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"How the atomic bomb could be developed as a deterrent to aggressors. "Let's face it. Sooner or later someone would have to write a book on the battlefield employment of atomic weapons. Hiroshima upset the world's military applecart. Professional soldiers returned from World War II or from Korea dare not rest on their laurels. The next war, if it comes, is going to be different -- made so by the biggest "X" factor ever introduced into military calculations,...
Author
Language
English
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Description
When Manhattan Project security officer Karl Bruner is found murdered in nearby Santa Fe, the Army calls upon intelligence officer Michael Connolly, not necessarily to find the killer, but to make sure Bruner's death will in no way jeopardize the work going on at Los Alamos.
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
While German and Japanese scientists also labored unsuccessfully to create an atomic bomb, by the summer of 1945, the American-led team was ready to test its first weapon. As the clock ticked down to the detonation time of 05.30 hours on 16 July 1945, the nervous team of technicians and scientists waited ten miles away from ‘Ground Zero’ deep in the New Mexico desert. No one knew how powerful the explosion would be or whether even at such a distance...
7) Godzilla
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The enormous monster descends upon New York, and it's up to the Army and an odd team of investigators to unravel the mystery behind the incredible creature before it's too late.
8) Revelation
Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A secret buried in the Arctic Ice... a secret that could destroy the world. 1944 : Near the Canadian border, a group of scientists gather for a clandestine meeting. The atom bomb project has run into problems, and the only sane option is to abandon it. But one scientist, the brilliant Lev Petrosian , has other ideas. Ideas too terrifying to share with his colleagues. Decades later, British scientist Dr Fred Findhorn lands on an unstable Arctic iceberg...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Perfect for middle grade readers and history enthusiasts, New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War in Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon.
A Newbery Honor book
A National Book Awards finalist...
A Newbery Honor book
A National Book Awards finalist...
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Language
English
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Description
Nicole Krauss' critically acclaimed debut novel, Man Walks Into a Room, follows Samson Greene, who, during the removal of a brain tumor, loses his adult memories. Feeling lost as an outsider in his own life, Samson agrees to participate in a scientific experiment in which memories are grafted from one brain to another.
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Language
English
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J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. --From publisher's description....
16) Countdown 1945: the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A "behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the Americans attack on Hiroshima"--Dust jacket flap.
17) Deepkill
Author
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After a botched terrorist plot, a coast guard agent uncovers a terrifying threat against America The plan is simple. The moment the Homeland Security adviser reaches the middle of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a team of suicide bombers will rush his car, killing him and destroying the bridge. But as the plot's mastermind watches from afar, he sees only 2 small explosions. The bridge has survived; the plan has failed. He will have to find another way...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Nominated for an Academy Award, John Junkerman's documentary film Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima captures the artists Iri and Toshi Maruki in their decades-long collaboration to create a testament to the effects of the atomic bomb- the Hiroshima Murals, which have been viewed by over 100 million people around the world. Haunted by the memories of Hiroshima after the atomic blast, the Marukis began a series of monumental paintings depicting what...
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