{"product_id":"the-manhattan-project-the-making-of-the-atomic-bomb-paperback","title":"The Manhattan Project: The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAl Cimino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAl Cimino \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of over 100 books. His other historical titles include: \u003ci\u003eThe Bamboo Cage, The Empress of South America, Daughter of Heaven, World at War, Victory in World War II, Vietnam, a War Lost and Won, History's Greatest Battles, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Sex Lives of the Great Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520501760221,"sku":"9781398851696","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/NHlfKzBWqy9781398851696.webp?v=1772244633","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-manhattan-project-the-making-of-the-atomic-bomb-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}