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02286aam a2200397 i 4500 001 CB0DA678FC2711ECABE445E131ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220705010017 008 220615s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2021925742 020 $a 9798985439601 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Waldof, Teresa Wilhelm. 245 1 $a Wilhelm's way : $b the inspiring story of the Iowa chemist who saved the Manhattan Project / $c Teresa Wilhelm Waldof. 264 1 $a Rochester, Minnesota : $b Third Generation Publishing, $c [2022] 300 $a xvi, 401 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 $a Part 1: no pure uranium, no atomic bomb -- Part 2: from whence he came -- Part 3: metals man for the ages. 520 $a In February 1942, leaders of the Manhattan Project had a problem: to prove a controlled nuclear chain reaction was possible, they needed pure uraniumâtons of it and in less than ten months. With only a few grams in existence, there was little hope anyone could achieve such a feat. Harley Wilhelm, a chemistry professor at Iowa State College, rose to the challenge. A sharecropperâs son and former college basketball coach, Wilhelm was an unlikely character to impact the course of world history. Nevertheless, he and his small, dedicated team of scientists and technicians surpassed anyoneâs wildest expectations. Wilhelmâs Way reveals the life and times of this unsung hero who helped America win the race to build the atomic bomb and end World War II. 541 $d 20220629. 600 1 $a Wilhelm, Harley. 650 $a Chemists $z United States $v Biography. 650 $a Atomic bomb $z United States $x History. 941 $a 11 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509013345.0 952 $l BRPD251 $d 20240119020326.0 952 $l EYPC755 $d 20240117011834.0 952 $l JNPC081 $d 20231227013435.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20231206014209.0 952 $l RUPC135 $d 20231121011856.0 952 $l LEPI975 $d 20231006013331.0 952 $l RNPC397 $d 20230805013028.0 952 $l HOPC845 $d 20220809011225.0 952 $l VGPC334 $d 20220722010625.0 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20220705011902.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CB0DA678FC2711ECABE445E131ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search