Grappling with the Bomb¡is a history of Britain?s 1950s program to test the hydrogen bomb, code name Operation Grapple. In 1957?58, nine atmospheric nuclear tests were held at Malden Island and Christmas Island?today, part of the Pacific nation of Kiribati. Nearly 14,000 troops …
Détente or Destruction, 1955-57 continues publication of Routledge's multi-volume critical edition of Bertrand Russell's shorter writings.
Dtente or Destruction, 1955-57 continues publication of Routledge's multi-volume critical edition of Bertrand Russell's shorter writings.
In this engaging scientific memoir, Kenneth Ford recounts the time when, in his mid-twenties, he was a member of the team that designed and built the first hydrogen bomb. He worked with - and relaxed with - scientific giants of that time such as Edward Teller, Enrico Fermi, Stan…
"In this engaging scientific memoir, Kenneth Ford recounts the time when, in his mid-twenties, he was a member of the team that designed and built the first hydrogen bomb. He worked with -- and relaxed with -- scientific giants of that time such as Edward Teller, Enrico Fermi, S…
In this engaging scientific memoir, Kenneth Ford recounts the time when, in his mid-twenties, he was a member of the team that designed and built the first hydrogen bomb. He worked with--and relaxed with--scientific giants of that time such as Edward Teller, Enrico Fermi, Stan U…
Tells the story of the making of the H-bomb and reveals how it created a nuclear stalemate that lasted forty years.