Scientists and the Development of Nuclear Weapons - The Control of Nature

Informationen zum Autor By Lawrence Badash Klappentext Here the development of nuclear weapons is viewed from the perspective of the scientist. From the discovery of fission to the Manhattan Project, to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the arms race and early steps toward arms control, this book provides a context for developments in the period 1939-1963. Lawrence Badash traces the course of this tumultuous and apocalyptic period with scientific clarity and sympathetic understanding. Zusammenfassung Offers a view of the development of nuclear weapons from the perspective of the scientist. This book discusses such topics as the discovery of fission! the Manhattan Project! Hiroshima and Nagasaki! the arms race! and steps towards arms control. It provides a context for developments in the period 1939-1963. Inhaltsverzeichnis IN

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Badash
• Assisted by: Michael Ruse (Editor), Morton L. Schagrin (Editor)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1995
• EAN: 9781573925389
• ISBN: 978-1-57392-538-9
• No. of pages: 139
• Series: Control of Nature; The Control of Nature
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration