The girls of Atomic City : the untold story of the women who helped win World War II
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New York, NY : Touchstone, 2014.
Physical Description
xxi, 373 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
976.873 KIERNAN
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976.873 KIERNAN
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976.873 KIERNAN
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Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- History -- 20th century.
Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Uranium enrichment -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Interviews.
Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- History -- 20th century.
Official secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Uranium enrichment -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Interviews.
Women employees -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge.
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Published
New York, NY : Touchstone, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes reading group guide.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-347) and index.
Summary
This is the story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in U.S. history. The Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was created from scratch in 1942. One of the Manhattan Project's secret cities. All knew something big was happening at Oak Ridge, but few could piece together the true nature of their work until the bomb "Little Boy" was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan, and the secret was out. The reverberations from their work there, work they did not fully understand at the time, are still being felt today.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kiernan, D. (2014). The girls of Atomic City: the untold story of the women who helped win World War II . Touchstone.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. 2014. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II. Touchstone.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Touchstone, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kiernan, Denise. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Touchstone, 2014.
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