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- PublisherShelton Enterprise, Inc
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 1881816028
- ISBN 13 9781881816027
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages823
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Reflections of a Nuclear Weaponeer
Published by
Shelton Enterprises Inc, 1988
ISBN 10: 1881816028
ISBN 13: 9781881816027
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Hardcover
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Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. ** First Edition, Second Printing; This book has been signed twice by Frank Shelton, and contains a signed note-card by Shelton taped to the first endpaper with details on the national security clearances that were required for the book's publiscation **; Very Good; Hardcover; The second printing of this book is slightly larger in physical size than the first printing, and the spine has a more rounded contour, but the content is the same for both printings; Very light wear to the covers with a minor scuff to the bottom left edge-corner of the spine; All three textblock sides are unblemished; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); Heavy (7.5 lbs); Dark burgundy, textured covers with title in gold lettering; 1988, Shelton Enterprises Inc; 830 pages; "Reflections of a Nuclear Weaponeer," by Frank H. Shelton. Seller Inventory # SKU-0621AA05011074
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Reflections of a Nuclear Weaponeer
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Shelton Enterprise, Inc, Colorado Springs, CO, 1988
ISBN 10: 1881816028
ISBN 13: 9781881816027
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. This book has become extremely rare. Format is approximately 9 inches by 11 inches. Various paginations (approximately 2.5 inches thick). Indexes. References. Appendices. Signed by the author on the title page. Illustrations/Figures. Footnotes. Frank H. Shelton graduated from Caltech with a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics. As a nuclear physicist, he was employed at the Sandia Corporation in New Mexico and was involved in nuclear weapons tests in Nevada and the Pacific. Frank was the Deputy Technical Director for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at the Pentagon. He was a Defense Department atomic expert and was responsible for developing military requirements for atomic weapons and for conducting atomic tests. In Colorado Springs, he was Vice President and Chief Scientist for Kaman Sciences. He was also a consultant for ITT. In 1997, he was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award from the Defense Special Weapons Agency. He was a WWII Veteran. He authored numerous books pertaining to nuclear weapons. The chapters in this memoir are: Manhattan Project, Operation Crossroads, Operation Sandstone, Operation Greenhouse, Operation Ivy, Operation Castle, Operation Redwing, Operation Plumbbob, Operation Hardtack, Testing Moratorium, A Return To Testing, and The Limited Test Ban Treaty. This book is an historical account of nuclear weapons development and testing, in which this 12-chapter book spans chronologically the history from early pre-Manhattan days to the time of publication. It contains 400 figures, of which 100 pictures are in color. About 2,000 names occur in personnel indices. Each chapter is written at five levels of nuclear weapons activities: world events; politics in Washington, D.C.; developments at Los Alamos and Livermore; test operations in Nevada and the Pacific; and, where appropriate, participation of the author. During his forty-year career in nuclear weapons and testing, he watched more than 65 atmospheric detonations, many in the multi-megaton range. He also participated in the 1956 British nuclear weapons tests in Australia. Lord Penney - former Director of British nuclear weapons programs - "I found the book extremely interesting because it is by a technical man who knows the technical side and sees all the other sides (national politics, international politics, security, etc.). There is a great deal in the book that is not to be found anywhere else, and it will therefore be a source of information and of reference for a long time." First Edition [stated]. Second Printing [stated]. Seller Inventory # 83965
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Reflections of a Nuclear Weaponeer
Published by
Shelton Enterprise, Inc, Colorado Springs, CO, 1988
ISBN 10: 1881816028
ISBN 13: 9781881816027
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. THIS BOOK HAS BECOME EXTREMELY RARE. A TWICE AUTOGRAPHED COPY IS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD Of! Format is approximately 9 inches by 11 inches. Various paginations (approximately 2.5 inches thick, some pages have a page number with an 'a' following a page with just the number). Illustrations/Figures. Footnotes. Appendix A: Chronology of Awards for Some Nobel Prize Winners in Physics. References. Calendar. Index. No Dust Jacket present. Signed by the author on the title page. Also signed by the author under his photograph on The Nuclear Weaponeer page. Minor scuff on second fep. Minor page soiling noted on a very few pages. Name of previous owner on fep. The chapters in this memoir are: Manhattan Project, Operation Crossroads, Operation Sandstone, Operation Greenhouse, Operation Ivy, Operation Castle, Operation Redwing, Operation Plumbbob, Operation Hardtack, Testing Moratorium, A Return To Testing, and The Limited Test Ban Treaty. Collation issues: Additionally, a copy that is otherwise complete but has a duplicate chapter and several other pages bound in adds to this volume's uniqueness. After the end of Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Operation Crossroads 1946 starts, but after page ii, the next three sheets/six pages repeat the title page, The Nuclear Weaponeer pages, and the Table of Contents. Then Chapter 1 is repeated in its entirety. The remaining chapters 2-12 are present in the proper sequence and appear complete. At the end of Chapter 12 is an Index for the Insert Pages for that chapter and a Subject Index for all twelve chapters. This is a large and very heavy book and if sent outside of the United States will require additional shipping charges. Frank H. Shelton graduated from Caltech with a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics. As a nuclear physicist, he was employed at the Sandia Corporation in New Mexico and was involved in nuclear weapons tests in Nevada and the Pacific. Frank was the Deputy Technical Director for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at the Pentagon. He was a Defense Department atomic expert and was responsible for developing military requirements for atomic weapons and for conducting atomic tests. In Colorado Springs, he was Vice President and Chief Scientist for Kaman Sciences. He was also a consultant for ITT. In 1997, he was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award from the Defense Special Weapons Agency. He was a WWII Veteran. He authored numerous books pertaining to nuclear weapons. This book is an historical account of nuclear weapons development and testing, in which this 12-chapter book spans chronologically the history from early pre-Manhattan days to the time of publication. It contains 400 figures, of which 100 pictures are in color. About 2,000 names occur in personnel indices. Each chapter is written at five levels of nuclear weapons activities: world events; politics in Washington, D.C.; developments at Los Alamos and Livermore; test operations in Nevada and the Pacific; and, where appropriate, participation of the author. During his forty-year career in nuclear weapons and testing, he watched more than 65 atmospheric detonations, many in the multi-megaton range. He also participated in the 1956 British nuclear weapons tests in Australia. Lord Penney - former Director of British nuclear weapons programs - "I found the book extremely interesting because it is by a technical man who knows the technical side and sees all the other sides (national politics, international politics, security, etc.). There is a great deal in the book that is not to be found anywhere else, and it will therefore be a source of information and of reference for a long time." First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Seller Inventory # 88205
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