num_pages: 266
description: In December of 1938 a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting the risk-taking the deceit and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.Bomb is a 2012 National Book Awards finalist for Young People's Literature. Bomb is a 2012 Washington Post Best Kids Books of the Year title.Bomb is a 2013 Newbery Honor book.
language: English
title: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
publisher: Flash Point