Scientists and the Development of Nuclear Weapons: From Fission to the Limited Test Ban Treaty 1939-1963 (The Control of Nature)

Badash, Lawrence

ISBN 10: 0391038737 / ISBN 13: 9780391038738

Published by Humanities Pr, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scientists and the Development of Nuclear Weapons: From Fission to the Limited Test Ban Treaty 1939-1963 (The Control of Nature)
• Publisher: Humanities Pr
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0391038737
• ISBN 13: 9780391038738
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.