The Manhattan Project : The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians

On the 75th-anniversary of the first atomic bomb, this edition of The Manhattan Project includes President Barack Obama's 2016 statement at Hiroshima as well as new reflections from hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) and the modern-day mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The creation of the atomic bomb during World War II, codenamed the Manhattan Project, was one of the most significant and clandestine scientific undertakings of the 20th century. It forever changed the nature of war and cast a shadow over civilization. Born out of a small research program that began in 1939, the Manhattan Project would eventually employ nearly 600,000 people and cost about $2 billon ($28.5 billion in 2020) — all while operating under a shroud of complete secrecy. On the 75th anniversary of this profoundly crucial moment in history, this newest edition of The Manhattan Project is updated with writings and reflections from the past decade and a...M.F On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first atomic bomb, discover new reflections on the Manhattan Project from President Barack Obama, hibakusha (survivors), and the modern-day mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The creation of the atomic bomb during World War II, codenamed the Manhattan Project, was one of the most significant and clandestine scientific undertakings of the 20th century. It forever changed the nature of war and cast a shadow over civilization. Born out of a small research program that began in 1939, the Manhattan Project would eventually employ nearly 600,000 people and cost about $2 billon ($28.5 billion in 2020) — all while operating under a shroud of complete secrecy. On the 75th anniversary of this profoundly crucial moment in history, this newest edition of The Manhattan Project is updated with writings and reflections from the past decade and a half. This groundbreaking collection of essays, articles, documents, and excerpts from histories, biographies, plays, novels, letters, and oral histories remains the most comprehensive collection of primary source material of the atomic bomb. Born out of a small research project that began in 1939, the Manhattan Project would eventually employ more than 130,000 people and cost a total of nearly $2 billion -- and it was operated entirely under a shroud of secrecy. This groundbreaking collection of essays, articles, documents, and excerpts from histories, biographies, plays, novels, letters, oral histories -- and even an opera -- is the first-ever collection of primary source material about the creation of the atomic bomb. Including writings by and about J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Leslie Groves, Klaus Fuchs, Joseph Kanon, Henry Stimson, Harry S. Truman, Vannevar Bush, Neils Bohr, and many other key figures at the project, The Manhattan Project is the most comprehensive exploration of the making of the atomic bomb available today.-- back cover "This updated edition of the essential collection of historic writings by pre-eminent scientists and historians who bore witness to the birth of the modern nuclear age now includes President Barack Obama's 2016 statement at Hiroshima, all-new writings from Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb, and a new preface by Cynthia C. Kelly"-- Provided by publisher This updated edition of this essential collection of historic writings by the pre-eminent scientists and historians who bore witness to the birth of the modern nuclear age, now includes President Barack Obama's 2016 statement at Hiroshima, all-new writings from Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb, and a new foreword by Cynthia C. Kelly.