Woodrow, Roy, 128, 129
“Work of Many People,” 14
World War II, 93
yield of Mike
actual, 183
calculated, 173
and Swordtail calculations, 173
Yucca Flat, 113
“Yule log,” 5
Zeldovich Yakov, 10
Zia Company, 86, 123
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Ford, Kenneth William, 1926–
Building the H bomb : a personal history / Kenneth W Ford.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-9814632072 (hardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-9814618793 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Hydrogen bomb--Design and construction--History. 2. Hydrogen bomb--United States--History. 3. Ford, Kenneth William, 1926–I. Title.
UG1282.A8F67 2015
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