Bulletin Atomic Scientists (107 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Fair condition magazine. Moderate soiling and some water stains on the covers. A few pages with light water stains along top edge, otherwise clean inside. Most pages and both covers have one or two corners that are bent and/or creased. Slight waviness due to exposure to moisture. Some chipping to the top edge of the back cover. Will be backed with cardboard and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. This issue includes: "Society and Scientific Research" by Caryl P. Haskins; "National Programs for Science and Technology in Underdeveloped Areas" by Jack Baranson; "Nuclear Explosions in Science and Technology" by Gerald W. Johnson; "Ending an Era of Terror" by Thomas E. Murray; "The Future Development of Nuclear Weapons"; "Excessive Fear of Test Ban Evasion" by David R. Inglis; "International Cooperation and the IGY" by Sydney Chapman; "Agreement and Disarmament" by Malcolm P. Sharp; "Science and Party Politics: Nuclear Tests and National Security"; "Reader's Comments"; "Books: The Fearful Choice"; and "News Roundup".

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. First few and last few pages have a little water staining near the spine but all pages are otherwise clean. The first few pages also have a mild bend or crease in the upper right corner. Front and back covers lightly soiled with a few additional water stains. Mailing address label crossed out and overwritten by hand on the back cover along with a postage due label and stamped postage due notice. A little insect damage here and there along the edges of the covers and spine. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Nuclear Bomb Tests" by Eugene Rabinowitch; "Behind the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: Chicago, 1944-45" by Alice Kimball Smith; "The Concept of Reality in Physics" by Max Born; "Population Problems" by Charles Darwin; "Population, Production, and Birth Control" by Chou Pei-Yuan; "Scientists Urge Lifting of Travel Restrictions" by FAS Pasport Committee; "George Braxton Pegram, 1876-1958"; "Conference of Experts: Conclusions on Test Detection"; "News Roundup"; "John M. McCone: New AEC Chairman"; "Gordon Dean, 1905-1958"; and "Books".

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Complete. All pages and covers lightly toned. All covers and pages lightly wrinkled as though exposed to humidity but not water-stained. Very slight soiling to covers. Mailing label on the back cover. It will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Eppur si muove" by Eugene Rabinowitch; "The Crisis of Secrecy" by John E. Moss; "Congressional Testing of Linus Pauling: Part II: Sourwine in an Old Bottle" by Harry Kalven, Jr.; "What About Vienna?" by Gunnar Randers; "Non-Governmental IAEA Representatives" by Raymond Spencer Rodgers; "McKinney Review of U.S. Atomic Policies" by Walter A. Hamilton; "American Scholars Analyze U.S. Foreign Policy" by Otto Feinstein; "Books: No High Ground" reviewed by Philip Morrison; and "News Roundup".

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Volume 26 number 10. Quarto, 28cm tall, 104 pages. This issue provides an overview of Antarctica as an international laboratory for science and diplomacy since the International Geophysical Year(IGY) in 1957-58. Organized in 4 parts: political considerations; geology, biology, meteorology; science management and development; and the next decades. Covers show some rubbing. Clean and good binding.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: a Magazine of Science and Public Affairs (Paperback or Softback).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

No Binding. Condition: Good. There are water stains along the edges of the last few pages of the magazine and the back cover. The rest of the pages are clean, unmarked and lightly toned. There are a few creases in covers and pages. There is a mailing label on the back cover. Covers are lightly soiled and toned. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Needs of New States--Science, Men, and Money" by W. Arthur Lewis; "Scientific Development in the New States" by Edward Shils; "New Science or Old Technology?" by P. M. S. Blackett; "New Magic for Old" by Ritchie Calder; "Science and the New States" by Abba Eban; "New Nations and the Scientific Revolution" by David E. Apter; "Communications Satellites" by Dallas W. Smythe; "Ritualized Rationality and Arms Control" by Donald N. Michael; "Disarmament and Arms Control" (Pugwash Statement); "Book Reviews"; and "News Roundup".

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. vi and 247 pages. Scholars on China assess the impact of the Cultural Revolution in Communist China in the 1960s. Jacket is in a Brodart cover.

Condition: good. 382, wraps, bibliography, index, name of previous owner, some cover wear, soil, & creases, some underlining/marginal marks to text. Introduction by Harrison Brown. This text reflects the ideas and labor of many people and organizations. A prominent voice in science and public policy for 40 years, from nuclear dawn to nuclear winter.

softcover. Condition: Very good. Periodical. Stapled, card covers (approx. 8 3/8" wide by 10 7/8" tall), 57 pages. Articles include: "Atomic Veterans. The Legal Quandary by Jamie Kalven. A daughter's Story, by Sandra Marlow. "To Preserve A World Graced by Life," by Carl Sagan. Plus many other articles, reviews, etc. 042407A.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: a Magazine of Science and Public Affairs (Hardback or Cased Book).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 247 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York, (1969). Corner slightly bumped, still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper (price-clipped and a bit dust-soiled).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 88 pages with photographs, tables, drawings, illustrations and publications. Quarto (11" x 8 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Volume XXV, number 2. First edition. Contents: Where China Stands Now: An Introduction by Dick Wilson; China's Second Liberation in Perspective by W A C Adie; The Prospects of the Cultural Revolution in 1969 by John Gittings; Revolution Within a Revolution? by Ray Wylie; Economic Realities and China's Political Economics by Robert Derneberger; The Economics of Maoism by Jack Gray; Foreign Policy: A Revolutionary Hiatus by C P Fitzgerald; One-Man Diplomacy by Richard Harris; An Isolationist Science Policy by John Indbeck; China's Nuclear Option by Michael Yahuda; The Five Principles-A New Approach by Merry Selk; Science Travels the Mao Road by G H G Oldham. Condition: Light edge wear, some soiling to wrappers else very good. File H.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science,1988. The June, 1988 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, that being Volume 44, Number 5. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover or title page since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be six minutes of midnight as of mid-1988. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 56 pp. Near Fine. Only the merest touch of age toning - the page paper was of high quality. No other notable flaws, at all. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS has become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Feature articles in this vintage1988 issue: Third World Missiles; Nunn and ALPS; Gorbachev's Trade Reforms; Perestroika; more. See scan of contents page. The always stunningly pedigreed contributors are shown there as well. Very scarce, in any condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR59.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science,1988. The July-August, 1988 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, that being Volume 44, Number 6. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover or title page since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be six minutes of midnight as of late 1988. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 56 pp. Near Fine. Only the merest touch of age toning - the page paper was of high quality. No other notable flaws, at all. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS has become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Feature articles in this vintage 1988 issue: Weird Science at Livermore; Blinding Lasers; Nuclear Fiction for Children; Star Wars Voted Zapped; Pugwash. See scan of contents page. The always stunningly pedigreed contributors are shown there as well. Very scarce, in any condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR59.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science,1975. The February, 1975 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, that being Volume 31, Number 2. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover or title page since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be nine minutes of midnight as of early1975. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 48 pp. Very Good. Original subscriber label on front cover (a Hampshire College professor); touch edgewear; the inevitable page paper toning is just modest; binding slightly loose at staples. Contents otherwise immaculate. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS has become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Feature articles in this vintage 1975 issue: Vladivostok Agreement; UNESCO; Velikovsky; Nuclear Reactor Debate; Baptism of Atomic Scientists; much more. See scan of contents. The always stunningly pedigreed contributors, in addition to editor Samuel H. Day, Jr., here include F.A. Long; Stuart A. Rice; Jeffrey J.W. Baker; A. Robert Smith; John Ziman; Arthur Steiner; Robert J. Stern; Earl Callen; George Kolodiy; Dennis Chase; David Dinsmore Comey. Scarce. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR59.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First British. slight wear cover edges, otherwise book clean and tight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, 1991. The January-February, 1991 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be ten minutes of midnight as of early 1991. That's about two minutes safer than it was in May of 1948. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 48 pp. A strong Very Good; pre-addressed subscriber's label has been largely removed, and the corners and spine are sporadically touched (see scans). Firmly bound, contents immaculate, tipped-in cardstock offers remain untouched. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence - a geopolitical instrument that became more than a nuclear watchdog. Feature articles in this now-vintage 1991 issue: Renegade Russians; How We Armed the Middle East; South Africa and the Nonproliferation Treaty; Conventional Force Treaty Buries Cold War; Military R&D Not to Blame for Economy. More, of course. Very scarce as the original monthly softcover issue. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR28.

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 76 p. References From the publications' website: "Guest editor of the Bulletin s special issue on low-dose radiation risks, Jan Beyea is a nuclear physicist, who, for 40 years, has listened to, and sometimes participated in, the debate over risks from low-level radiation exposure. He is a co-author of papers on environmental epidemiology, including a study of the Three Mile Island accident. Beyea has been a member and reviewer of numerous studies for the National Research Council, most recently serving as a committee member for the completed study America s Energy Future, and the ongoing study, The Feasibility of Inertial Fusion Energy. He currently is a member of the World Trade Center Health Registry Scientific Advisory Committee. He advises plaintiff law firms on litigation strategy in large, toxic tort cases, where he has watched some of the most prominent researchers in the world go head to head, debating the risks of low-level radiation. He is chief scientist at Consulting in the Public Interest." Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This is an issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, vol 4/4, April 1948. The von Laue is a short contribution on pp 103-4, with a response by Phil Morrison. Some fading on the spine, otherwise a VG copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine. See scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, 1972. The December, 1972 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. "Science and Public Affairs" time period. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - is not at this time period on the cover, but still shows as twelve minutes to midnight on the contents page. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 56 pp. Near Fine (very); zero notable flaws other than the rear-cover subscriber mailing label to a Hampshire College professor. Contents almost immaculate. See all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change, and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS had become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Some feature topics in this vintage 1972 issue: Medicine in China; Genetic Engineering Symposium; Slaves of the 20th Century; Russian Experiment; Meteorites and the Moon; End of Apollo - Ambiguous Epic; much more, as always. See scan of contents page. Very, very scarce original monthly issue. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR55.

Condition: New.

Condition: good, ex-lib., good. 616, index, endpapers stained, library stamps on flyleaf and title page, library call number on DJ spine. Contributors include Hans Bethe, Max Born, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, H. C. Urey, and many others.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. See scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, 1973. The June, 1973 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. "Science and Public Affairs" time period. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - is not at this time period on the cover, but shows as twelve minutes to midnight on the contents page. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 48 pp. Very Good; modest soil and external wear, and a front-cover subscriber mailing label to a Hampshire College professor. Contents almost immaculate. See all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch (this issue is in memoriam for him) and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change, and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS has become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Some feature topics in this vintage 1973 issue: In Memoriam Eugene Rabinowitch; Salt Negotiations; After Vietnam; Copernicus; Air Quality; Stockholm - A Year Later; more. See scan of contents page. Very, very scarce original monthly issue. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR52.