Highway of the Atom
Author | : Peter Van Wyck |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773580879 |
ISBN-13 | : 0773580875 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book Highway of the Atom written by Peter Van Wyck and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A subarctic mine on the far eastern shores of Great Bear Lake provided Canadian uranium for the bombs detonated over Japan in August 1945. However, a complete history of Canada s involvement in the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb has been thwarted by restrictions on classified documents.