This memoir is a warm intermingling of family story and the atomic bomb's early history with especial emphasis on the growth in understanding of radiation dangers. Dr. Stafford L. Warren, the author's father, sat at the knee of Madame Curie and later, as a Colonel, became head of the Medical Section of the Manhattan Project. He established radiation safety rules, attended the first detonation, headed up the post-war survey of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and fought with admirals to protect 42,000 personnel in Operations Crossroads at Bikini Atoll.
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"I thoroughly recommend this as a very good read for anyone interested in the history of radiological protection,..." -- Journal of Radiological Protection, July 2005
"Overall, this was an interesting book, and I can recommend it for reading..." -- Health Physics News, April 2005
"The personal anecdotes do provide a nice touch,.." -- Atomic Archive, January 9, 2005
"Overall, this was an interesting book, and I can recommend it for reading..." -- Health Physics News, April 2005
"The personal anecdotes do provide a nice touch,.." -- Atomic Archive, January 9, 2005
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The author, himself, is an atomic veteran. His brother-in-law became an AEC commissioner, his sister head of the Y12 technical library, and his brother worked on fusion at Los Alamos. The memoir is based on a three volume oral history by Dr. Warren, official documents, and the memories of survivors. It contains thirty some photographs.
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