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Bomb : the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon / Steve Sheinkin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781596434875 (trade)
  • 9780329984076 (Follett bdg.)
  • 1596434872
  • 0329984071
Other title:
  • Race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 623.4/5119 23
LOC classification:
  • UG1282.A8 .S235 2012
Awards:
  • Newbery Medal/Honor, 2013
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2013
  • YALSA Non Fiction, 2013
Summary: Examines the history of the atomic bomb, discussing the discovery of the behavior of uranium when placed next to radioactive material, the race to build a bomb, and the impact of the weapon on societies around the world.
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Examines the history of the atomic bomb, discussing the discovery of the behavior of uranium when placed next to radioactive material, the race to build a bomb, and the impact of the weapon on societies around the world.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-248) and index.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources

Newbery Medal/Honor, 2013

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2013

YALSA Non Fiction, 2013

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