The
neutron's children
nuclear engineers and the shaping of identity
Johnston, Sean
1956-
creator
text
enk
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012
monographic
eng
1 online resource.
This account tracks the Allied atomic energy experts who emerged from the Manhattan Project to explore optimistic but distinct paths in the USA, UK and Canada. Characterised successively as admired atomic scientists, mistrusted spies and heroic engineers, their identities were ultimately shaped by nuclear accidents.
specialized
Sean F. Johnston.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nuclear engineers
United States
Nuclear engineers
Great Britain
Nuclear engineers
Canada
Nuclear engineering
United States
History
Nuclear engineering
Great Britain
History
Nuclear engineering
Canada
History
TK9013
621.480922
9780191740732 (ebook) :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199692118.001.0001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199692118.001.0001
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