Revisiting The Los Alamos Primer

@article{Reed2017RevisitingTL,
  title={Revisiting The Los Alamos Primer},
  author={B. Cameron Reed},
  journal={Physics Today},
  year={2017},
  volume={70},
  pages={42-49}
}
  • B. Reed
  • Published 1 September 2017
  • Physics
  • Physics Today
A concise packet of lecture notes offers a window into one of the turning points of 20th-century history. 
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