Ebook: Manhattan district history. Vol. I: The Los Alamos project. Inception until August 1945

Los Alamos: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California, LAMS-2532 (Vol. I), Report written in 1947, Report distributed in 1961. — 390 pp.These three volumes constitute a record of the technical, administrative, and policy-making activities of the Los Alamos Project (Project Y) from its inception under the Manhattan District through the development of the atomic bomb, and during the period folowing the end of World War П until the Manhattan District relinquished control to the Atomic Energy Commission as of January 1947.
Although security regulations have required some deletions in the original text of the two volumes, every effort has been made to retain the original language and expressions of the participants of the Project.Contents.
Abstract.
Preface.
Introduction.
The British mission.
The period april 1943 to august 1944. General review.
Technical review to august 1944.
Theoretical division.
Experimental physics division.
Ordnance division.
Chemistry and metallurgy.
The period august 1944 to august 1945. General review.
The period august 1944 to august 1945. Technical review.
The theoretical division.
Research division.
F-division.
Ordnance division.
Weapon physics division.
Explosives division.
Chemistry and metallurgy.
Project Trinity.
Project Alberta.
Conclusion.
Graphs.
Appendixes.
Groves-Conant letter.
Glossary of terms.
Indexes.