Table of Content
Prologue: The Magician's Apprentice and his Master After the End From Haigerloch to Urfeld Interrogation in Heidelberg Ten physicists on a European odyssey Harteck's story Gerlach's story Arrival at Farm Hall, 3 July 1945 The Dark Side Haber, Hahn and Chemical warfare Ypres, 22 April 1915 1932 -39: From the discovery of the neutron to atomic fission A dancing speck of dust Is a chain reaction conceivable? Chief theorist Heisenberg and the uranium project Uranium ore and isotope separation Heavy water 4 June 1942: The turning point Tickling the Dragon's Tail Ingenuity and caution The Manhattan Project: The World's greatest experiment Oak Ridge Y-12 K-25 Plutonium from Hanford The Dragon Tickler Visions and Setbacks Making Jam The best man for the job The limits of the war economy Gerlach's dream and the end of the German uranium project An unwelcome encounter August 1945 Hiroshima, 6 August, 08:16 Farm Hall, 6 August Nagasaki, 9 August, 11:02 Memorandum of the Ten An English visitor Late Summer at Farm Hall Routine and Boredom The lost noble Laureate Bulgarian and Romanian dabblings in physics Homecoming What happened next Epilogue Postscript: By the Loisach Bridge Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Translator's Note
