Their Day in the Sun Women of the Manhattan Project
| Author/creator | Howes, Ruth H. Author |
| Other author | Herzenberg, Caroline L. 1932- Author |
| Other author | Weaver, Ellen C. Foreword by |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Temple University Press Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor] |
| Description | 264 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Labor and Social Change Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation "The history of the Manhattan Project, America's extremely secretive effort during World War II to develop the atomic bomb, is almost always presented in light of the male scientists who made the bomb. But, in fact, a large number of women were also involved in the project, although until now their contributions have largely been ignored." "Authors Ruth H. Howes and Caroline L. Herzenberg discuss the various scientific problems the women helped to solve as well as the discrimination they faced in their work. Their abrupt recruitment for the war effort and anecdotes of everyday life in the clandestine, improvised communities, what happened to the women after the war, and their present attitudes toward the work they did on the bomb are also included."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 99017683 |
| ISBN | 9781566397193 |
| ISBN | 1566397197 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781566397193 |
| Stock number | 00025936 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |