596 Secret History - A Comprehensive Record of Cutting-edge Science

Author: Liang Dongyuan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book comprehensively reveals how China, under the harsh conditions of isolation, encirclement, and betrayal, managed to develop the atomic bomb code-named "596." From Chiang Kai-shek's failed attempt to send people to the United States to study atomic bomb production to Mao Zedong's mobilization order for atomic bomb development upon touching uranium ore: from the cooperation and rivalry between Chinese and Soviet experts in nuclear weapons research to the sharp antagonism between Mao Zedong and Nikita Khrushchev; from the search and refinement of uranium-235 to breaking through nuclear weapon production technology; from the obscure ordinary people to the renowned scientific masters; from the initially insignificant small stone to the mushroom cloud rising into the sky at the test site—this nationwide effort, spanning over 20 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, involving more than 30 departments and 900 plus factories, and dubbed the most influential major event after World War II by the public, can all be seen in the work as it traces its clear path through the mists of history. The work is detailed and objective, rich and calm, multi-perspective, and broad in scope. With numerous details gathered through extensive interviews and investigations, carefully sifted and evaluated, it fully and truthfully recreates the arduous yet glorious era, providing a valuable source for people today to reflect on and refer to.