Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. – 280 pp.
The official report on the development of the atomic bomb under the auspices of the United States government, 1940-1945.
The story of the development of the atomic bomb by the combined efforts of many groups in the United States is a fascinating but highly technical account of an enormous enterprise. Obviously military security prevents this story from being told in full at this time. However, there is no reason why the administrative history of the Atomic Bomb Project and the basic scientific knowledge on which the several developments were based should not be available now to the general public. To this end this account by Professor H.D. Smyth is presented.Foreword.
Preface.
Introduction.
Statement of the problem.
Administrative history up to december 1941.
Progress up to december 1941.
Administrative history 1942-1945.
The metallurgical project at Chicago in 1942.
The plutonium production problem as of february 1943.
The plutonium problem, january 1943 to june 1945.
General discussion of the separation of isotopes.
The separation of the uranium isotopes by gaseous diffusion.
Electromagnetic separation of uranium isotopes.
The work on the atomic bomb.
General summary.
Appendices.
Indexes.
