Includes material on the history of the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb; the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; secrecy in physics; Ernest Orlando Lawrence; radiation hazards; Chernobyl; China syndrome; and "the rode of the scientist."
Includes material on the history of the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb; the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; secrecy in physics; Ernest Orlando Lawrence; radiation hazards; Chernobyl; China syndrome; and "the role of the scientist."
Environmental tragedies such as Chernobyl, the Exxon Valdez, and Bhopal remind us that catastrophic accidents are always possible in a modern world full of hazardous technologies. Yet, the safety record appears to be extraordinarily good with nuclear weapons, the most dangerous …
The authors provide a comprehensive history of United States nuclear policy from 1940 to 1980 from both military and civilian perspectives. Beginning with the development of the atomic bomb, the first atomic tests and an examination of what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their…
Explores ways to live and survive in a nuclear age and examines the key areas of public morality, weapons technology, and international policy.
"The recent led US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought new opportunities and dangers that could conceivably either herald a new rapprochement between Tehran and Washington or else bring a sharp detorioration that might perhaps spill over into confrontation. At home, pr…
"The recent led US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought new opportunities and dangers that could conceivably either herald a new rapprochement between Tehran and Washington or else bring a sharp detorioration that might perhaps spill over into confrontation. At home, pr…
Describes in human, political, and scientific detail the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the power of the atom, to the first bombs dropped on Japan.
Beschrijving van de ontwikkeling en in gebruikneming van de eerste atoombom met veel aandacht voor de politieke en wetenschappelijke achtergronden.
Describes in human, political, and scientific detail the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the power of the atom, to the first bombs dropped on Japan.
Describes in human, political, and scientific detail the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the power of the atom, to the first bombs dropped on Japan.