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The Greatest Scientific Gamble: A Story of Impossible Odds, Rival Scientists, and the Atomic Bomb

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael JoseloffPublish date:3/1/2026Pages:284
Language:EnglishPublisher:Michigan State University PressISBN-13:9781611865592ISBN-10:161186559XUPC:9781611865592Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, History, PhysicsBook Topic:Nuclear Warfare, Atomic & MolecularSize:8.95 x 6.12 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCMQY5Q6ZW

The Greatest Scientific Gamble: A Story of Impossible Odds, Rival Scientists, and the Atomic Bomb

During World War II, a group of physicists who had once been close friends found themselves on opposite sides of a deadly race. German scientist Werner Heisenberg and American physicists Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and Sam Goudsmit were all leading figures in nuclear research. But after the attack on Pearl Harbor, their shared passion for science turned into a high-stakes competition to...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Michigan State University PressISBN-13:9781611865592ISBN-10:161186559XUPC:9781611865592Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, History, PhysicsBook Topic:Nuclear Warfare, Atomic & MolecularSize:8.95 x 6.12 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCMQY5Q6ZW

Michael Joseloff is an Emmy award-winning former TV news and documentary producer and author. He was a staff producer at The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour from 1983 to 1995, where he produced hundreds of stories. He also produced content for CBS News Productions, A&E, Discovery Channel, Court TV, Frontline, and CNBC.


Publisher: Michigan State University Press

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