Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon cover

Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Author: Sheinkin, Steve

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 6.9
Points 10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 60534
Points per Word 0.000165
Page Count 296
Points per Page 0.033784

Description

This book about the history of the atomic bomb discusses the discovery of the behavior of uranium when placed next to radioactive material, the race to build a bomb, and the impact of the weapon on societies around the world.