Outline Notes For THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB

released 01 jun 09 / last mod 01 jun 09 / greg goebel / public domain

* Richard Rhodes' 1992 book THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB provides a definitive description of the US nuclear weapons program of World War II. This set of notes provides an outline of the book.

[1.0] A Little Bomb Like That

• [1.1] DISCOVERING THE ATOM
  
• [1.2] NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
  
• [1.3] FISSION
  
• [1.4] INVENTING THE CHAIN REACTION
  
• [1.5] THE EINSTEIN LETTER
  

[2.0] We Felt It Was A Matter That Had To Be Investigated

• [2.1] BRITAIN THINKS ABOUT THE BOMB
  
• [2.2] THE MAUD COMMITTEE
  
• [2.3] THE AXIS INVESTIGATES THE BOMB
  
• [2.4] FORMATION OF THE NDRC
  
• [2.5] NEW ATOMIC ELEMENTS
  
• [2.6] BUREAUCRATIC DITHERING
  

[3.0] It Can Be Made To Work

• [3.1] EMBRACING THE BOMB
  
• [3.2] BUILDING AN ATOMIC PILE
  
• [3.3] PLANNING FOR THE BOMB
  
• [3.4] THE MET LAB / NAZI BOMB RESEARCH DISCONTINUED
  
• [3.5] CHICAGO PILE ONE
  
• [3.6] CREATING LOS ALAMOS
  

[4.0] Your People Actually Want To Make A Bomb

• [4.1] THE AXIS BOMB FIZZLES
  
• [4.2] WORKING OUT THE DETAILS
  
• [4.3] SZILARD PROTESTS
  
• [4.4] BOHR IN THE USA
  
• [4.5] BOHR'S ARMS-CONTROL CAMPAIGN
  
• [4.6] PUTTING TOGETHER THE BOMB
  
• [4.7] LIVING AT LOS ALAMOS
  
• [4.8] B-29 IN COMBAT
  

[5.0] It Went With A Tremendous Bang

• [5.1] PUTTING TOGETHER THE BOMB / VICTORY IN EUROPE
  
• [5.2] JAPAN UNDER SIEGE
  
• [5.3] TRINITY
  
• [5.4] DROPPING THE BOMB
  
• [5.5] THE END OF THE BEGINNING