The Physics of the Manhattan Project

Reviews / Votes

From the reviews of the second edition:

"I can recommend 'The Physics of the Manhattan Project' to everyone who wants to get a better understanding of nuclear weapons and reactors than one can get from books which treat the subject on a popular level. . I really enjoyed reading this book and therefore I give it 5 stars!" (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, bookinspections.wordpress.com, December, 2013)

"This book describes, in complete detail, a course for advanced undergraduate physics majors, on the various physics problems involved in the World War II Manhattan Project that initiated the Nuclear Age. . if one wants to provide an advanced undergraduate course on applications involving a great deal of interesting physics, this would be an ideal textbook. . for students with an interest in nuclear bombs and nuclear reactors, this course would be not only satisfying but exciting." (Bernard L. Cohen, Physics and Society, Vol. 40 (3), July, 2011)

"Is it possible to give undergraduate physics students--those who have been introduced to classical mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, and nuclear physics--an understanding of the basic ideas behind nuclear weapons and nuclear power? Sticking exclusively to nuclear fission physics, Reed (Alma College) attempts to do so, relegating much of the physics to a series of appendixes. . There are ample physics references throughout the book. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students." (A. M. Saperstein, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)

"This second edition is enhanced in content and paper and has print quality text. . A large number of figures and graphs are included within the chapters and appendices to better assist the reader in following the text. . an excellent resource on the physics of fission bombs and I highly recommend it to all enthusiasts of the Manhattan Project and to college educators who want toteach a course in practical application of nuclear physics at an undergraduate level." (Dimitris Mihailidis, Medical Physics, Vol. 38 (3), March, 2011)