Ebook: The new world, 1939-1946. A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Vol. 1

University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1962. – 824 pp.
(Book + foto only).
The authors have presented a clear account of the possible routes to the bomb, of the obstacles blocking each path, and of the tensions built up during the quest for solutions. Both the scientist and the lay reader will find this not only the fullest and best documented but the most balanced narrative of the greatest research enterprise of the Second World War.Contents.
Foreword.
Preface.
The inheritance.
In the beginning.
Exploring the routes to the weapon.
Commitment.
Race for the bomb: uranium 235.
Race for the bomb: plutonium.
A laboratory set on a hill.
An uneasy partnership.
Race for the bomb: homestretch.
The quest for postwar planning.
Terrible swift sword.
Controlling the atom: search for a policy.
Controlling the atom: from policy to action.
The legislative battle.
International control: last best hope.
International control: no flesh for the spirit.
A time of transition.
Sources.
Notes.
Appendices.
Index.