Atomic energy for military purposes
Subtitle: the official report on the development of the atomic bomb under the auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945.
By: Written at the request of L. R. Groves
Edition: [New and enl. ed., incl. statements by the British and Canadian Governments]
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1945
Place of publication: Princeton
Number of pages: 308
Copyright date: 1945
Subjects: Atomic bomb; Nuclear energy
First sentence: The purpose of this report is to describe the scientific and technical developments in this country since 1940 directed toward the military use of energy from atomic nuclei
Description: THE story of the development of the atomic bomb by the combined efforts of many groups in the United States is a fascinating but highly technical account of an enormous enterprise. Obviously military security prevents this story from being told in full at this time. However, there is no reason why the administrative history of the Atomic Bomb Project and the basic scientific knowledge on which the several developments were based should not be available now to the general public. To this end this account by Professor H. D. Smyth is presented.

All pertinent scientific information which can be released to the public at this time without violating the needs of national security is contained in this volume.