Atomic Age Opens (55 results)

Mass market. Condition: Good. Paperback. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing and creases.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Condition: Very Good. Pocket Books 1945 252 pages. wraps slightly rubbed and creased. binding tight.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. #340, First Printing., Aug. 252pp. Paperback Original. B&W photos, line drawings. Light general wear, front cover bend. Photos on request Size: Mass Market.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. WWII-era book. Pocket Book #340. Cover created with some wear along the edges and corners.

Paperback. first edition. 340 , very good , creases PBO. paperback,

Soft cover. Condition: Fine/Very Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Soft cover pocket edition, complete and unabridged. Cover shows signs of wear at the edges of the spine and back. Pages are clean, unmarked and firmly bound to the spine. This book is in fine to very fine condition. 1945, first edition, first printing.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Stated First printing. Pocket Books, 1945. Stated First Printing. Very Good+. Stated First Printing, August, 1945. Pocket Book Edition Complete & Unabridged, number 340. Clean paperback book, picturing orange and white explosion on cover. No chipping, very soft almost crease at upper right corner. Binding is tight, pages are clean. Previous owner name neatly penned in upper corner of front free endpaper. Clean red stained text block edges. 253 pages.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book and dust jacket have some light to moderate wear. Solid square binding with all pages clean and NO odors. New clear dust jacket cover added.

Paperback. 340 very good -fine, , reading crease PBO. paperback,

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Extreme rubbing to the spine, covers worn.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First printing. There's something a bit odd about the title page. It is smaller than the other pages, but otherwise the book is clean, with just a touch of edgewear and a dog-ear ghost on the rear cover. Book seems unread.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. Solid with corner creases on the bottom of each cover.

Paperback. Condition: Good- Very Good. 2nd Printing. Solid with a light spine roll and the covers show light wear.

Paperback. 340 almost near fine, PBO. paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company . Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1945. . Hardcover. 8vo., 251 p.p., Shelf wear; head and tail of spine and corners of cover bumped; cracked inner hinge; shelf lean; previous owner's inscription on first front free-end paper; spine lightly faded; pages 151-154 creased over; pages clean and unmarked. .

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2nd Pocket printing. Owner's name on the first page. A little wear to the edges. A few numbers are written on the back cover.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. "When the U.S. Army Forces dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, it meant the end of Japan as a war-making power - and the beginning of a new age. For, with this newly-released force, man can destroy himself or create a world rich and prosperous beyond all previous dreams" The Atomic Age Opens is the first book published on the realities of the use of atomic energy. THIS 1945 Pocket Books paperback anthology edited by Donald Porter Geddes and Gerald Wendt. Published just weeks after Hiroshima, introduced the American public to atomic science, nuclear weapons, and their potential consequences. Publication: First issued as Pocket Book #340 in August 1945, a paperback original (no prior hardcover). Later reissued in hardcover by World Publishing as part of the Forum Books series. Editors: Donald Porter Geddes and Gerald Wendt, both science writers/editors aiming to explain atomic energy to a general audience. Format: 252 pages, illustrated with diagrams and portraits, designed for accessibility to non-scientists. Content: A collection of essays on atomic physics, nuclear fission, and the implications of atomic weapons. Contributors included scientists and commentators contextualizing discoveries from Einstein, Bohr, Fermi, Meitner, and others. Themes: Optimism about atomic energy's potential for industry and medicine. Grave warnings about nuclear warfare and the need for international control. Efforts to demystify atomic science for everyday readers. While not an Armed Services Edition itself, its timing and subject matter overlap with ASE distribution themes of 1945. THIS book is in fabulous original condition with tight binding and clean, bright pages! Paperback edition. 252 pages. Dimensions: 4.25" by 6.25". Published by Pocket Books, New York. 1st printing, 1945. B&W illustrations. B&W photographs. Orange binding. Cover defect(s): Some scratches/scuffing. 0.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Atomic Energy / Nuclear Science / World War 2 / English. (B91).

Paperback #340 CONDITION: g.

Paperback #340 CONDITION: vg.

Paperback #340 CONDITION: vg.

Paperback #340 CONDITION: g.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. First commercial account of the atomic bomb which preceeded all other accounts, including the Princeton U. Press publication. Two page lList of Pocket Books dated August 1945. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings.; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 252 pages.

Paperback. 340 near fine, unread PBO. paperback,

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Pocket Books, 1945. 12mo. Paperback. Code of 340 on cover and spine. Book is very good with previous owner's name on title page. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. "FORUM BOOKS EDITION First Printing November 1945" on copyright page; hardcover in red cloth clean square tight unmarked, light age toning around page edges, light fade/soil to spine; the dust jacket is protected in plastic cover but is badly chipped especially along bottom edge, not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "FORUM BOOKS EDITION First Printing November 1945" on copyright page; hardcover in red cloth clean square tight unmarked, light age toning around page edges.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. The first printing, 251 pages, illustrated with b&w photos. "Authoritive, easy to read.with this newly released force (atomic), man can destroy himself or create a world rich and prosperous beyond all previous dreams." FINE- HARDCOVER, GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing Thus. Light bump on spine tail. Else binding clean. Inked owner's name and inscription on front flyleaf. Inked name on rear pastedown. Else pages clean. Light chipping and rubbing on DJ spine extremities. Small chip on top edge of rear DJ flap. Light surface rubbing on DJ. Light rubbing on DJ fold corners. The DJ is a bit shorter than the book. ; B&W Photographs; SCH18D; 251 pages.