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More copies of this ISBN:Other titles in the History of Modern Physics & Astronomy series:Alsosby Samuel Abraham Goudsmit
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Alsos was a scientific intelligence mission launched by the Allies in the autumn of 1943 to determine the progress of German research on the atom bomb. With the suspense of a thriller, Goudsmit recounts the circumstances leading up to the mission, the methods its participants used to do their scientific sleuthing, and the reaction of the German scientists on the day the atom bomb fell on Hiroshima. With a new introduction by David Cassidy Book News Annotation:Second reprint of this great story of scientific espionage (original,
1947, reprinted 1983). Goudsmit ran the Alsos Mission following
Allied troops into liberated areas of Europe to glean (with glee)
evidence of Nazi atom bomb accomplishments. Light science, heavier
discussion of Germany's decline from preeminence in science to a
distant loser to the U.S. New introduction by David Cassidy.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:During the final weeks of World War II in Europe, the Allies — convinced that the Germans were close to creating an atomic bomb — sent a special American unit of secret agents, scientists, and soldiers into Nazi Germany. Their mission: find the German scientific team before they could provide Hitler with nuclear weapons. The scientific head of the mission: a Dutch-American physicist named Samuel Goudsmit. The mission code name: Alsos. First published in 1947, this first-hand account retains all the elements that make for great reading: It is part high-voltage spy drama, part bittersweet memoir, part historical drama — and it's all true. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. xxvii-xxix) and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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