Atomic Women
The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb
$35.00
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2021
Summary
The Atomic Women is a portrait of the World War II female scientists who worked in laboratories and secrets sites of the Manhattan Project, and whose contributions have been left unstudied. Recruited not only from labs and universities from across the country, but also from countries abroad, these women scientists helped, and often initiated the development of the atomic bomb, taking a starring role in the Manhattan Project; in fact, their involvement was critical to its success.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316489607 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316489603 |
| Author: | Roseanne Montillo |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 138mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Recommended for readers with an interest in the sciences, women’s studies, and who support the ethic of giving women their due for their accomplishments.”– School Library Connection
“Montillo powerfully explains how the brilliant figures of Atomic Women overcame gender bias and pursued scientific passions….[A]n impressive commemoration of extraordinary scientists.”–Shelf Awareness“A well-researched book on women scientists and their roles in developing the atomic bomb.”–Booklist“An eye-opening historical reconstruction that respects the intellectual diversity of the women behind and within the Manhattan Project.”–BCCB“Lively, well-researched, and comprehensible. A useful work of scientific history.”–Kirkus“Montillo’s detailed and organized writing stresses the importance of these women, who were as indispensable to the Manhattan Project as more well-known men.”–School Library Journal“Montillo’s woman-centered narrative fills a major gap in the popular understanding of how the atomic bomb came to be.”–Publishers Weekly“Recommended for readers with an interest in the sciences, women’s studies, and who support the ethic of giving women their due for their accomplishments.”–School Library Connection
About The Author
Roseanne Montillo
Roseanne Montillo is the author of three works of nonfiction, Fire on the Track, The Lady and her Monsters, and The Wilderness of Ruin. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, where she taught courses on the intersection of literature and history. She lives outside of Boston.
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