Effects Atomic Weapons by Hirschfelder (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Corners bumped slightly, Very Good in Very Good price-clipped Dust Jacket with minor edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good++. No Jacket. Very Good++ hardcover. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name stamped on the FFEP and bookplate on the front pastedown. No writing or other marks. Clean, bright and tight. We wrap and box our books for shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 6 X 9 inches. 456. pagers. Withdrawn library copy, red cloth with black type on spine--a paperback copy that has been library rebound. Condition: Good. withdrawn library copy with sticker on cover and stamps on inside. Internal sheets all clean. . Extensive b&w photography and tables of data throughout.…

Condition: Good. None. 456 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w photography and tables of data throughout. Cracking and fading to spine. Foxing to fore edge. Previous owners stamp to front cover and title page. All pages clean and neat. Record # 613501.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. With Laid-In Errata present. Black boards clean, sharp and square, minor shelf wear to edges, corners, and spine ends, else Very Good + condition. No dustjacket. Book is firm in binding, b&w historic photographs throughout, 456 pages include Index, interior pages clean and sharp. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Photos & Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 456 pages.…

Condition: fair. Revised Edition. 456, wraps, illus., figures, charts, tables, appendices, index, covers worn & stained: small tear at spine, covers bent.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Original vintage 1950 copy of "The Effects of Atomic Weapons Prepared for and in Cooperation with the United States Department of Defense and the United States Atomic Energy Commission under the Direction of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory." The book is overall in very good condition with some minor signs of wear and age. It comes in its original dust jacket which is in good condition with some foxing, age toning & some small chips and tears. The jacket comes in a protective removeable Brodart wrapper. The actual navy covers of the book have some light wear with some spotting to the spine. The binding is good and sound. There is a period name inscription to the front fep. The interior is lightly toned from age but is mostly nice and clean, though there may be the very occasional page with some kind of minor imperfection such as a light bit of foxing or grubbiness, tiny chip or tear, creased page corner, etc. Generally though, it's a nice copy. The book measures approximately 9 1/4 inches by 6 1/4 inches and is 446 pages long. Please look at all of the photos to further note the condition.…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN.…

First edition. Navy cloth. 8vo. pp. 456. Very Good/In like jacket/Unclipped price in clear archival cover. Moderate wear.

456 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900 Groß 8°, Bibliotheks-Exemplar mit Rückenschild, Stempel auf Vorsatz, Titel und Schnitt, Kopfschnitt leicht angestaubt, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar.

Wraps. Condition: as is. Revised Edition. x, 456 pages. Illustration. Charts. Appendices. Index. Ex-library with usual library markings. Front and back covers separated but reattached with tape. Bottom edge has become wet and damp stains go from the bottom up about one inch. Some pages were stuck together at the bottom small tears on some pages when separated. Occasional small loss of text. Some pages may still be slightly stuck together. In 1948 the Weapons Effects Classification Board, a committee of military and civilian scientists serving as advisers to the Atomic Energy Commission recommended that a handbook on the effects of atomic weapons be prepared. This volume is the result. This presents a technical summary of the results to be expected from the detonation of atomic weapons (other than information that was kept secret at that time). The energy released from a nuclear weapon detonated in the troposphere can be divided into four basic categories: Blast-40-50% of total energy ; Thermal radiation-30-50% of total energy; Ionizing radiation-5% of total energy (more in a neutron bomb); Residual radiation-5-10% of total energy with the mass of the explosion. Depending on the design of the weapon and the environment in which it is detonated the energy distributed to these categories can be increased or decreased. The blast effect is created by the coupling of immense amounts of energy, spanning the electromagnetic spectrum, with the surroundings. Locations such as submarine, ground burst, air burst, or exo-atmospheric determine how much energy is produced as blast and how much as radiation. In general, denser media around the bomb, like water, absorb more energy, and create more powerful shockwaves while at the same time limiting the area of its effect. When an air burst occurs, lethal blast and thermal effects proportionally scale much more rapidly than lethal radiation effects, as higher and higher yield nuclear weapons are used. The physical-damage mechanisms of a nuclear explosive is millions of times more powerful than conventional explosives.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Prepared for and In Cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Under the Direction of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. June 1950. Some minimal bracketing throughout mostly in black or red pencil, a few are red pen. Text unaffected. Previous owner's name stamped on front cover and title page, hand written title on spine (no title was printed there). This is the revised September 1950. Overall in GOOD condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. dj is price-clipped and in mylar sleeve, shows minor wear and chipping. name of former owner on the front endpaper. pages tanned and clean.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Revised edition (September, 1950). Octavo. 456pp. Illustrated. Owner name on front cover, foxing on page edges and first two leaves, very good. Published under the direction of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket - Wraps. Revised Edition. 456pp/illus. grey card covers printed in black to front cover. Numerous photos and charts in text. Corner creases. Clean.

Wraps. Condition: Good. Revised Edition [stated]. x, 456 pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Charts. Appendices. Index. In 1948 the Weapons Effects Classification Board, a committee of military and civilian scientists serving as advisers to the Atomic Energy Commission recommended that a handbook on the effects of atomic weapons be prepared. This volume is the result. This presents a technical summary of the results to be expected from the detonation of atomic weapons (other than information that was kept secret at that time). Contributors supported the topics of Shock Waves and Blast Damage, Thermal Radiation and Incendiary Effects, Nuclear Radiation and Instrumentation, Effects on Personnel, Protection of Personnel, and miscellaneous material. Reviewers included Luis Alvarez, Hans Bethe, E. O. Lawrence and Edward Teller. Arnold Kramish was on the Board of Editors. The energy released from a nuclear weapon detonated in the troposphere can be divided into four basic categories: Blast4050% of total energy ; Thermal radiation3050% of total energy; ionizing radiation5% of total energy (more in a neutron bomb); Residual radiation510% of total energy with the mass of the explosion. Depending on the design of the weapon and the environment in which it is detonated the energy distributed to these categories can be increased or decreased. The blast effect is created by the coupling of immense amounts of energy, spanning the electromagnetic spectrum, with the surroundings. Locations such as submarine, ground burst, air burst, or exo-atmospheric determine how much energy is produced as blast and how much as radiation. In general, denser media around the bomb, like water, absorb more energy, and create more powerful shockwaves while at the same time limiting the area of its effect. When an air burst occurs, lethal blast and thermal effects proportionally scale much more rapidly than lethal radiation effects, as higher and higher yield nuclear weapons are used. The physical-damage mechanisms of a nuclear explosive is millions of times more powerful than conventional explosives.…

Condition: good, fair. First Edition. 456, illus., figures, charts, tables, appendices, index, bookplate inside front board, DJ scuffed: small tears, sm pieces missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. Slight wear at the spine ends else near fine in a fair dustwrapper lacking the top inch or so of the spine and split at the spine-fold. Arthur S. Wightman's copy with his ownership Signature ("A.S. Wightman") and Princeton address, as well as his notes on one page. Wightman was one of the founders of the axiomatic approach to quantum field theory, and originated the set of Wightman axioms.…