The girls of Atomic City : the untold story of the women who helped win World War II
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Touchstone, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First Touchstone paperback edition.
ISBN
1451617534, 9781451617535
Physical Desc
xxi, 373 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Touchstone, 2014.
Edition
First Touchstone paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1451617534, 9781451617535
Notes
General Note
Includes reading group guide.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-347) and index.
Description
This is the story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in U.S. history. The Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was created from scratch in 1942. One of the Manhattan Project's secret cities. All knew something big was happening at Oak Ridge, but few could piece together the true nature of their work until the bomb "Little Boy" was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan, and the secret was out. The reverberations from their work there, work they did not fully understand at the time, are still being felt today.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Interviews.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- History -- 20th century.
Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Uranium enrichment -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Interviews.
Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
Interviews.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- History -- 20th century.
Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Uranium enrichment -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Interviews.
Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kiernan, D. (2014). The girls of Atomic City: the untold story of the women who helped win World War II (First Touchstone paperback edition.). Touchstone.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. 2014. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II. New York, NY: Touchstone.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II New York, NY: Touchstone, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II First Touchstone paperback edition., Touchstone, 2014.
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