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The Night of the Physicists : Operation Epsilon: Heisenberg, Hahn, Weizscker and the German Bomb by Richard von Schirach (2015, Trade Paperback)

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In the spring of 1945 the Allies arrested the physicists they believed had worked on the German nuclear programme. Interned in an English country house owned by MI6, their conversations were secretly recorded. Operation Epsilon sought to determine how close Nazi Germany had come to building an atomic bomb. It was in this quiet setting - Farm Hall, near Cambridge - that the interned physicists first heard of the attack on Hiroshima. Aside from changing the course of history, that night was also one of great shock and personal defeat for the physicists - they were under the assumption that they alone had discovered nuclear fission. This is the story of Nazi Germany's hunt for a nuclear bomb. It is a tale of the genius and guilt of lauded, respected scientists.

Book Title
Night of the Physicists : Operation Epsilon: Heisenberg, Hahn, Weizscker and the German Bomb
Author
Richard Von Schirach
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, Europe / Germany, Military / World War II, History, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science, History
Number of Pages
230 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Qc773.3
Table of Content
Prologue: The Magician's Apprentice and his Master After the End From Haigerloch to Urfeld Interrogation in Heidelberg Ten physicists on a European odyssey Harteck's story Gerlach's story Arrival at Farm Hall, 3 July 1945 The Dark Side Haber, Hahn and Chemical warfare Ypres, 22 April 1915 1932 -39: From the discovery of the neutron to atomic fission A dancing speck of dust Is a chain reaction conceivable? Chief theorist Heisenberg and the uranium project Uranium ore and isotope separation Heavy water 4 June 1942: The turning point Tickling the Dragon's Tail Ingenuity and caution The Manhattan Project: The World's greatest experiment Oak Ridge Y-12 K-25 Plutonium from Hanford The Dragon Tickler Visions and Setbacks Making Jam The best man for the job The limits of the war economy Gerlach's dream and the end of the German uranium project An unwelcome encounter August 1945 Hiroshima, 6 August, 08:16 Farm Hall, 6 August Nagasaki, 9 August, 11:02 Memorandum of the Ten An English visitor Late Summer at Farm Hall Routine and Boredom The lost noble Laureate Bulgarian and Romanian dabblings in physics Homecoming What happened next Epilogue Postscript: By the Loisach Bridge Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Translator's Note
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2015-464214