Oak Ridge National Laboratory: First Fifty Years Tapa blanda - 1994 - 1st Edición

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Univ Tennessee Press. paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. Very good condition spotless pages binding strong minor cover shelf wear

Paperback / softback. New. Inaugurated fifty years ago as a key component in the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory remains one of the nation's premier research institutions. This profusely illustrated volume, written for a non-scientific readership, chronicles the history of the laboratory from its origins to the present day. Leland Johnson and Daniel Schaffer begin their narrative in 1943 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built ORNL in the hills of East Tennessee to produce plutonium for atomic weapons. After World War II, ORNL became a center for fundamental scientific research under the successive management of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Department of Energy. Since 1945, the laboratory's contributions to national defense have been balanced by its investigations in many other areas, including nuclear medicine and environmental research. As the authors demonstrate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory represents the… Leer más

Univ of Tennessee Pr, 1994. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ Tennessee Press, 1994-11-10. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!