{"product_id":"critical-connections-the-university-of-tennessee-and-oak-ridge-from-the-dawn-of-the-atomic-age-to-the-present-hardcover","title":"Critical Connections: The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge from the Dawn of the Atomic Age to the Present - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Riedinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllen Ekkebus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bugg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bombing of Pearl Harbor set off a chain of events that included the race to beat German scientists to build the atomic bomb. A tiny hamlet tucked away in the southern Appalachians proved an unlikely linchpin to win the race. The Manhattan Project required the combination of four secret sites--Clinton Laboratories, Y-12, K-25, and S-50--75,000 workers, and the nation's finest scientists to create the Secret City, Oak Ridge. From the beginning, the effort was aided by the nearby University of Tennessee, which provided expertise to make the weapon possible. Following World War II, it was not clear what role this huge research and development program would play, but pioneering scientists and administrators were determined that one option--dismantling the whole thing--would not happen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Connections\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles how Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Y-12 National Security Complex, and their partners became outstanding examples of the military-industrial-educational complex from the Cold War to the present day. At the beginning of the 1950s, Oak Ridge became a flourishing, less-secret city, and the authors show how, decade by decade, ORNL became the source of major breakthroughs in physics, biology, computing, and other fields--and how these achievements required ever-closer connections with UT. By the mid-1990s, after many successful joint initiatives between UT and ORNL, UT was poised to compete to become the manager of ORNL. In 2000, UT-Battelle LLC won the bid from the Department of Energy: UT was charged with providing scientific direction and key personnel; its partner Battelle would oversee ORNL's operations and chart its technology direction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors highlight the scientific developments these connections have brought, from nanotechnology to nuclear fission, from cryogenic experiments on mice to the world's fastest supercomputer. The partnerships between a university, a city, and federal facilities helped solve some of the greatest challenges of the twentieth century--and point toward how to deal with those of the twenty-first.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEE RIEDINGER\u003c\/b\u003e is former vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAL EKKEBUS\u003c\/b\u003e is a former outreach leader for neutron science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAY SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e is the Oak Ridge historian formerly at Y-12. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM BUGG\u003c\/b\u003e is former head of the Physics Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756083077453,"sku":"9781621906544","price":48.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/fgmaXHQT4W9781621906544.webp?v=1776722080","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/critical-connections-the-university-of-tennessee-and-oak-ridge-from-the-dawn-of-the-atomic-age-to-the-present-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}