Bomb

Title: Bomb
Subtitle: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Author: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781467652452
SKU: 18752
Release Date: 07/01/13
Genre: Children
Grade Level: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Non-fiction


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.

Bomb is a 2012 National Book Awards finalist for Young People’s Literature.