Twilight Time: A Soldier's Role in the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos

by Ralph C. Sparks

The author writes of his experience during WWII as a young draftee sent to a lonely plateau in New Mexico—Los Alamos. After months spent in manufacturing mysterious parts, sometimes finding it necessary to invent tools to make them, he came to realize he was deeply involved in the development of the world's first atomic bomb.

116 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the book which I purchased at the Los Alamos History Museum and it’s pretty good.

This book gives a different perspective of the Manhattan Project from a machining and machine tool shop perspective.

There are some new historical pieces I learned in this book and some history of New Mexico too.

I definitely recommend this book.