Bomb

By Steve Sheinkin

Subjects: World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, National Book Award Finalist 2013, Juvenile literature, World war, 1939-1945--secret service--great britain, award:Newbery_award, nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-02-17, Juvenile nonfiction, Cold War (1945-1989) cct, World war, 1939-1945--secret service--soviet union, grade:min:Kindergarten and up, World War (1939-1945) cct, Scientists, Operation freshman, 1942, Atomic bomb, juvenile literature, Sibert Medal 2013, World war, 1939-1945--secret service, Commando operations, New York Times bestseller, Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978, World War, 1939-1945, War and conflict, World war, 1939-1945--commando operations, Newbery Medal: Honor book, Operation Freshman, 1942, lexile_range:901-1000, lexile:920, Arms race, Dictators, Cold War, Atomic bomb--history, World war, 1939-1945, secret service, Atomic bomb, Operation Freshman (1942) fast (OCoLC)fst01046325, Atomic bomb--germany--history, Newbery Honor 2013, age:min:10, Newbery Honor, award:Sibert_award, World war, 1939-1945, juvenile literature, age:max:13, Natural history, Operation Freshman (1942) cct, Military history, Secret service, 623.4/5119, History, World war, 1939-1945--commando operations--norway--vemork, Commando troops, Ug1282.a8 s235 2012, grade:max:undefined

Description: In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.