An edition of Churchill's Bomb (2012)
Churchill's Bomb
How The United States Overtook Britain In The First Nuclear Arms Race
By Graham Farmelo
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
eng
Pages
554
Description:
Describes how the science behind Britain's nuclear arms advances at the beginning of World War II was given to America because Winston Churchill didn't fully believe in the physicists' research or the implications of such powerful weaponry.
subjects: Science, Atomic bomb, Prime ministers, World War, 1939-1945, Biography, Cherwell, frederick alexander lindemann, viscount, 1886-1957, Prime ministers, great britain, World war, 1939-1945, science, World war, 1939-1945, great britain, Churchill, winston, 1874-1965, Great britain, military policy, Great britain, military relations, United states, military relations, great britain, Military policy, Military leadership, Nuclear weapons, Government policy, History, Military relations, Atomic bomb / Great Britain, Prime ministers / Great Britain / Biography, World War, 1939-1945 / Science / Great Britain, Kernwaffe