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Atomic Women: The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb Hardcover - 2020

by Roseanne Montillo


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Bomb meets Code Girls in this nonfiction narrative about the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the atomic bomb during World War II. They were leaning over the edge of the unknown and afraid of what they would discover there--meet the World War II female scientists who worked in the secret sites of the Manhattan Project. Recruited not only from labs and universities from across the United States but also from countries abroad, these scientists helped in--and often initiated--the development of the atomic bomb, taking starring roles in the Manhattan Project. In fact, their involvement was critical to its success, though many of them were not fully aware of the consequences. The atomic women include:

  • Lise Meitner and Irne Joliot-Curie (daughter of Marie Curie), who laid the groundwork for the Manhattan Project from Europe
  • Elizabeth Rona, the foremost expert in plutonium, who gave rise to the "Fat Man" and "Little Boy," the bombs dropped over Japan
  • Leona Woods, Elizabeth Graves, and Joan Hinton, who were inspired by European scientific ideals but carved their own paths
This book explores not just the critical steps toward the creation of a successful nuclear bomb, but also the moral implications of such an invention.

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  • Title Atomic Women: The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb
  • Author Roseanne Montillo
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Date 2020-05-19
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780316489591 / 031648959X
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 11 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 6 - 9
  • Library of Congress subjects Nuclear weapons - History - 20th century, Women physicists
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018050922
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2020, Page 41
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2020, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2020, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/20/2020, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2020, Page 99
  • Shelf Awareness, 05/29/2020, Page 0

About the author

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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