The Girls of Atomic City

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The Girls of Atomic City
Author : Denise Kiernan
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Language : English
Release Date : 11 March 2014
ISBN : 9781451617535
Pages : 416 pages
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Looks at the contributions of the thousands of women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during World War II.

The Girls of Atomic City

Looks at the contributions of the thousands of women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during World War II.

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