Atomic quest : a personal narrative
"Dr. Compton's book gives the reader an inside view of history in the making of the weapon that changed the world - the atomic bomb. As director of the Metallurgical Laboratory of the Manhattan Project he was a major participant in the research, production and testing of the bomb. From the vantage point of the key position he held from 1941 until 1945, Dr. Compton tells the whole story of the bomb's progress from the presentation of the project to President Roosevelt, through its planning, research, and building phases, to its use in Japan. He depicts the project as a tremendous group effort enlisting the knowledge and talents of countless scientists, industrialists, and administrators, all of whom were working for the greater good of a nation in need of their help"--Google Books
autobiographies (literary works)
xix, 370 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
173307
I. Vision. How the scientists became aware that the atom holds energy that man can use and how, concerned for the nation's safety, they persuaded the government to support an all-out effort to release this energy
II. Faith. The achievement of the first controlled release of atomic power
III. Work. A strange team of military men, captains of industry, scientists, engineers, and competent laborers performs the titanic task of forging three atomic bombs
IV. Choice. The heart-searching decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan and the consequences of this action
V. Hope. Prospects regarding war, peace, and freedom. An analysis of the military and social consequences of the release of the atom's energy, and a discussion of the future of freedom from a Christian's point of view