Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-357) and index.
Summary:
"In February 1942, leaders of the Manhattan Project had a problem: to prove a controlled nuclear chain reaction was possible, they needed pure uranium-tons 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 sharecropper's 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 everyone's wildest expectations. Wilhelm's 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."--Back cover.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1300229605
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USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)
YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)
OOAX232 -- Clinton Community College Library (Clinton)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
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ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)
GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)
GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)
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UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)
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