This bibliography is intended to be accessible to readers who are not specialists in science. As an introduction to the nuclear arms race, some key experiments in the history of nuclear physics will be reviewed here to provide general background for understanding the technology of bomb development. A chronology follows this introduction.
... nicely spans the literature of the A-bomb... American Reference Books Annual This annotated bibliography will be a great aid in the task of selection. The work has been compiled for those without a science background and it covers the major concerns that have emerged over the years... Public libraries and undergraduate colleges will find the most use for this book. -- Robert J. Javlick, University of Notre Dame
