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370 pages, [3] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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Includes index. |
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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. -- Faith. The achievement of the first controlled release of atomic power. -- Work. A strange team of military men, captains of industry, scientists, engineers, and competent laborers performs the titanic task of forging three atomic bombs. -- Choice. The heart-searching decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan and the consequences of this action. -- 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. |
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Nuclear energy -- History.
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Atomic bomb.
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