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Manhattan Project

The Story of the Century

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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Manhattan Project

The Story of the Century

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

Though thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Manhattan Project, this book is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background. This project, the United States Army’s program to develop and deploy atomic weapons in World War II, was a pivotal event in human history. The author presents a wide-ranging survey that not only tells the story of how the project was organized and carried out, but also introduces the leading personalities involved and features simplified but accurate descriptions of the underlying science and the engineering challenges. The technical points are illustrated by reader-friendly graphics. .

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Quantum Mechanics

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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Quantum Mechanics

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

Quantum Mechanics and its applications are a vibrant, central part of today's research in both experimental and theoretical physics. Designed for the one-semester course, Quantum Mechanics expertly guides students through rigorous course material, providing comprehensive explanations, accessible examples, and intuitive equations. This text's in-depth coverage of essential topics, such as harmonic oscillator, barrier penetration, and hydrogen atoms, skillfully bridges the gap between sophomore introduction texts and lower-level graduate treatments. Students will find this user-friendly text, with numerous examples and applications, sets a solid foundation for future courses in the area of Quantum Mechanics.

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The Physics of the Manhattan Project

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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The Physics of the Manhattan Project

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

The development of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project is one of the most significant scientific events of the twentieth century. This revised and updated 4th edition explores the challenges that faced the scientists and engineers of the Manhattan Project. It gives a clear introduction to fission weapons at the level of an upper-year undergraduate physics student by examining the details of nuclear reactions, their energy release, analytic and numerical models of the fission process, how critical masses can be estimated, how fissile materials are produced, and what factors complicate bomb design. An extensive list of references and a number of exercises for self-study are included. Revisions to this fourth edition include many upgrades and new sections. Improvements are made to, among other things, the analysis of the physics of the fission barrier, the time-dependent simulation of the explosion of a nuclear weapon, and the discussion of tamped bomb cores. New sections cover, for example, composite bomb cores, approximate methods for various of the calculations presented, and the physics of the polonium-beryllium "neutron initiators" used to trigger the bombs. The author delivers in this book an unparalleled, clear and comprehensive treatment of the physics behind the Manhattan project.

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Quantum Mechanics

An Enhanced Primer

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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Quantum Mechanics

An Enhanced Primer

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

Quantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating elements of the physics curriculum, but its conceptual nuances and mathematical complexity can be daunting for beginning students. This user-friendly text is designed for a one-semester course which bridges the gap between sophomore-level treatments and advanced undergraduate/lower-graduate courses. Qualitative explanations and descriptions of historical background are combined with detailed mathematical analyses to help students establish a firm foundation for further study. Classical problems such potential wells, barrier penetration, alpha decay, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom are examined in detail, and formalisms and techniques such as operators, expectation values, commutators, perturbation theory, numerical solutions, and the variational theorem are also covered. Particular emphasis is placed on providing numerous worked examples and exercises.

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3031140206

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Atomic Bomb: The Story of the Manhattan Project: How Nuclear Physics Became a Global Geopolitical Game-Changer

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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Atomic Bomb: The Story of the Manhattan Project: How Nuclear Physics Became a Global Geopolitical Game-Changer

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

This book gives a concise, fast-paced account of all major aspects of the Manhattan Project at a level accessible to an undergraduate college or advanced high-school student familiar with some basic concepts of energy, atomic structure, and isotopes. The text describes the underlying scientific discoveries that made nuclear weapons possible, how the project was organized, the daunting challenges faced and overcome, the dramatic Trinity test carried out in the desert of southern New Mexico in July 1945, and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Iop Concise Physics

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1681749084

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Keplerian Ellipses

The Physics of the Gravitational Two-Body Problem

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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Keplerian Ellipses

The Physics of the Gravitational Two-Body Problem

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

The development of man's understanding of planetary motions is the crown jewel of Newtonian mechanics. This book offers a concise but self-contained handbook-length treatment of this historically important topic for students at about the third-year-level of an undergraduate physics curriculum. After opening with a review of Kepler's three laws of planetary motion, it proceeds to analyze the general dynamics of 'central force' orbits in spherical coordinates, how elliptical orbits satisfy Newton's gravitational law, and how the geometry of ellipses relates to physical quantities, such as energy and momentum. Exercises are provided, and derivations are set up in such a way that readers can gain analytic practice by filling in the missing steps. A brief bibliography lists sources for readers who wish to pursue further study on their own.

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Atomic Bomb: The Story of the Manhattan Project

How nuclear physics became a global geopolitical game-changer

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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Atomic Bomb: The Story of the Manhattan Project

How nuclear physics became a global geopolitical game-changer

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

This volume, prepared by an acknowledged expert on the Manhattan Project, gives a concise, fast-paced account of all major aspects of the project at a level accessible to an undergraduate college or advanced high-school student familiar with some basic concepts of energy, atomic structure, and isotopes. The text describes the underlying scientific discoveries that made nuclear weapons possible, how the project was organized, the daunting challenges faced and overcome in obtaining fissile uranium and plutonium, and in designing workable bombs, the dramatic Trinity test carried out in the desert of southern New Mexico in July 1945, and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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The History and Science of the Manhattan Project

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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The History and Science of the Manhattan Project

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The development of atomic bombs under the auspices of the U.S. Army’s Manhattan Project during World War II is considered to be the outstanding news story of the twentieth century. In this book, a physicist and expert on the history of the Project presents a comprehensive overview of this momentous achievement. The first three chapters cover the history of nuclear physics from the discovery of radioactivity to the discovery of fission, and would be ideal for instructors of a sophomore-level “Modern Physics” course. Student-level exercises at the ends of the chapters are accompanied by answers. Chapter 7 covers the physics of first-generation fission weapons at a similar level, again accompanied by exercises and answers. For the interested layman and for non-science students and instructors, the book includes extensive qualitative material on the history, organization, implementation, and results of the Manhattan Project and the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing missions. The reader also learns about the legacy of the Project as reflected in the current world stockpiles of nuclear weapons. This second edition contains important revisions and additions, including a new chapter on the German atomic bomb program and new sections on British and Canadian contributions to the Manhattan project and on feed materials. Several other sections have been expanded; reader feedback has been helpful in introducing minor corrections and improved explanations; and, last but not least, the second edition includes a detailed index.

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Quantum Mechanics

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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Keplerian Ellipses

The Physics of the Gravitational Two-Body Problem

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The Physics of the Gravitational Two-Body Problem

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My Three Dogs

A Novel

By: W. Bruce Cameron

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My Three Dogs

A Novel

By: W. Bruce Cameron

My Three Dogs is a charming and heartfelt new novel from the #1 bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose, about humankind's best, most loyal friends, and a wonderful adventure of love and finding home. When a tragic accident separates three dogs from their human, they find themselves up for adoption -- separately. But Riggs, a dedicated, loyal Australian Shepherd, refuses to see his family torn apart. After the exuberant and fun-loving doodle Archie and quick-witted Jack Russell Luna are taken to new homes, Riggs' powerful herding instincts send him on a journey to bring his pack back together again. Cameron's signature style shines in this whirlwind of a novel that showcases how determination, instinct, and love can make a family whole once more. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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The Manhattan Project

A Very Brief Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Weapons

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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The Manhattan Project

A Very Brief Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Weapons

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

The development of nuclear weapons by the Manhattan Project during World War II was one of the most dramatic scientific/technological episodes in human history. This book, prepared by a recognized expert on the Manhattan Project, offers a concise survey of the essential physics concepts underlying fission weapons. The text describes the energetics and timescales of fast-neutron chain reactions, why only certain isotopes of uranium and plutonium are suitable for use in fission weapons, how critical mass and bomb yield can be estimated, how the efficiency of nuclear weapons can be enhanced, how the fissile forms of uranium and plutonium were obtained, some of the design details of the 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' bombs, and some of the thermal, shock, and radiation effects of nuclear weapons. Calculation exercises are provided, and a Bibliography lists authoritative print and online sources of information for readers who wish to pursue more detailed study of this fascinating topic.

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The History and Science of the Manhattan Project

By: Bruce Cameron Reed

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The Very Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World

By: Bruce Lansky

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The Very Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World

By: Bruce Lansky

List over 50,000 names for girls and boys and includes origins, variations, meanings, sterotypes, and famous namesakes.

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Popular Music

An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs

By: Bruce Pollock

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Popular Music

An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs

By: Bruce Pollock

This text covers approximately 500 of the most popular songs of the year. The individual entries provide title information, country of origin, authors and composers and current publisher. This volume contains three indexes and a listing of publishers.

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The Mother of All Baby Name Books

Over 94,000 Baby Names Complete with Origins and Meanings

By: Bruce Lansky

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The Mother of All Baby Name Books

Over 94,000 Baby Names Complete with Origins and Meanings

By: Bruce Lansky

Offers an alphabetical listing of both female and male names, including origins, meaning, and variations, and provides ethnic names from over one hundred countries.

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