At Work in the Atomic City

At Work in the Atomic City PDF Author: Russell B. Olwell
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572333246
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Book Description
Founded during World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was a vital link in the U.S. military's atomic bomb assembly line-the site where scientists worked at a breakneck pace to turn tons of uranium into a few grams of the artificial element plutonium. At Work in the Atomic City explores the world of those workers and their efforts to form unions, create a community, and gain political rights over their city.