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Author
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
13 CDs (14 hrs. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project were alarmed to learn that Nazi Germany was far outpacing the Allies in nuclear weapons research. Hitler, with just a few pounds of uranium, would have the capability to reverse the entire D-Day operation and conquer Europe. So they assembled a rough and motley...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
vi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter thecost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical boundaries...
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