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Their Day in the Sun
Ruth H. Howes
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Description for Their Day in the Sun
Paperback. The Manhattan Project was a sprawling research and industrial enterprise. It also included women in every capacity. Although women participated in all aspects of the Manhattan Project, their contributions are either omitted or only mentioned briefly in most histories of the project. This title presents this hidden story. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JFSJ1; JWMN; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
The public perception of the making of the atomic bomb is yet an image of the dramatic efforts of a few brilliant male scientists. However, the Manhattan Project was not just the work of a few and it was not just in Los Alamos. It was, in fact, a sprawling research and industrial enterprise that spanned the country from Hanford in Washington State to Oak Ridge in Tennessee, and the Met labs in Illinois. The Manhattan Project also included women in every capacity. During World War II the manpower shortages opened the laboratory doors to women and they embraced ... Read more
The public perception of the making of the atomic bomb is yet an image of the dramatic efforts of a few brilliant male scientists. However, the Manhattan Project was not just the work of a few and it was not just in Los Alamos. It was, in fact, a sprawling research and industrial enterprise that spanned the country from Hanford in Washington State to Oak Ridge in Tennessee, and the Met labs in Illinois. The Manhattan Project also included women in every capacity. During World War II the manpower shortages opened the laboratory doors to women and they embraced ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Labor & Social Change
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781592131921
SKU
V9781592131921
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99-1
About Ruth H. Howes
Ruth H. Howes is George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Ball State University. She is Vice President of the American Association of Physics Teachers and President Elect of the Indiana Academy of Science. She is also co-editor of The Energy Sourcebook and Women and the Use of Military Force. Caroline L. Herzenberg, a physicist ... Read more
Reviews for Their Day in the Sun
"Of the many women who contributed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, I remember with pleasure most of the physicists who I knew quite well. It is nice to read about Los Alamos as a success story."-Dr. Edward Teller, Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution "I am thrilled to learn of so many of the remarkable women who contributed to innumerable aspects ... Read more