Bomb

Description:

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. 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 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. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.

subjects: Operation Freshman, 1942,  Secret service,  World War, 1939-1945,  Atomic bomb,  Commando operations,  History,  Newbery Honor 2013,  National Book Award Finalist 2013,  Sibert Medal 2013,  Cold War,  Cold War (1945-1989) cct,  World War (1939-1945) cct,  World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924,  Newbery Medal: Honor book,  Scientists,  Natural history,  Commando troops,  Juvenile literature,  Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978,  Operation Freshman (1942) cct,  War and conflict,  Military history,  Dictators,  Operation Freshman (1942) fast (OCoLC)fst01046325,  Arms race,  Atomic bomb, juvenile literature,  World war, 1939-1945, juvenile literature,  World war, 1939-1945, secret service,  nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-02-17,  New York Times bestseller,  Juvenile nonfiction,  Newbery Honor,  Atomic bomb--history,  World war, 1939-1945--secret service,  World war, 1939-1945--secret service--soviet union,  World war, 1939-1945--secret service--great britain,  World war, 1939-1945--commando operations,  World war, 1939-1945--commando operations--norway--vemork,  Atomic bomb--germany--history,  Ug1282.a8 s235 2012,  623.4/5119,  award:Sibert_award,  award:Newbery_award,  lexile:920,  lexile_range:901-1000,  age:min:10,  age:max:13,  grade:min:Kindergarten and up,  grade:max:undefined

People: Robert Oppenheimer,  Harry Gold,  Ted Hall,  Klaus Fuchs,  Richard Feynman

Places: Vemork,  Norway,  Great Britain,  Germany,  Soviet Union

Times: World War II