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''Atomic Energy for Military Purposes'', signed in 1946 during the Manhattan Project by six of the most important individuals who developed this first atomic bomb, including Enrico Fermi and Robert Oppenheimer. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. Book is the official report of the Manhattan Project, signed on the half-title page by Enrico Fermi, Samuel K. Allison, George B. Kistiakowsky, Kenneth T. Bainbridge, and Robert Oppenheimer. Signatures were acquired by another Manhattan Project scientist, Laurence Cherry, who designed the detonation system for the Fat Man bomb. Hardbound book measures 5.75'' x 8''. Some light wear and spotting to boards. Mr. Cherry's stamp appears on page edges and also on front free endpaper, along with his address and notation that the book was purchased in 1946 at Los Alamos. Very good condition.
Enrico Fermi & Robert Oppenheimer Signed Book, ''Atomic Energy for Military Purposes'' -- Also Signed by Four Other Manhattan Project Scientists Who Developed the First Atomic Bomb
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