At Work in the Atomic City: A Labor and Social History of Oak Ridge, Tennessee - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Tennessee PressISBN-13:9781572336445ISBN-10:1572336447UPC:9781572336445Book Category:Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:CareersBook Topic:Job HuntingSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC9RZ7C39R
At Work in the Atomic City: A Labor and Social History of Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Founded during World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was a vital link in the U.S. military's atomic bomb assembly line--the site where scientists worked at a breakneck pace to turn tons of uranium into a few grams of the artificial element plutonium. To construct and operate the plants needed for this effort, thousands of workers, both skilled and unskilled, converged on the "city behind a fence"...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Tennessee PressISBN-13:9781572336445ISBN-10:1572336447UPC:9781572336445Book Category:Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:CareersBook Topic:Job HuntingSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC9RZ7C39R
Russell Olwell, an assistant professor of history at Eastern Michigan University, has published articles in ISIS, Tennessee Historical Quarterly, and Technology and Culture.
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