An insider's look at the people of Bikini Atoll, site of 23 U.S. nuclear weapons tests from 1946-54, including the largest hydrogen bomb ever tested by the United States.
Author Jack Niedenthal relates the history of the people he has lived with for almost 20 years via interviews and personal experiences. This is a view of history from the islanders' perspective. The book also contains historical information about the 67 nuclear tests conducted in the Marshall Islands by the U.S., and also information about the dive program and the ships at rest in Bikini Atoll's lagoon. A great guidebook for anyone visiting Bikini Atoll, filled with facts about the people, their islands, and their history.
The Atomic Bomb...
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- 25 Jan 39: Uranium atom split for the first time
- 02 Aug 39: Szilárd, Einstein alert FDR of Nazi research
- 02 Dec 42: Fermi conducts nuclear chain reaction test
- 01 Feb 43: Ground broken at Oak Ridge TN for processing plant
- 03 Mar 44: B-29 drops dummy atomic bomb in California
- 16 Jul 45: First atomic bomb detonated in New Mexico
- 06 Aug 45: B-29 ENOLA GAY drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
- 09 Aug 45: B-29 BOXCAR drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
- 21 Aug 45: Manhattan Project accident; will kill a physicist
- 01 Jul 46: Test ABLE detonates atomic bomb in the air
- 25 Jul 46: Test BAKER detonates atomic bomb under the sea
- 14 Jul 49: Soviet Union detonates an atomic bomb
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