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.
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""[Badash's] admirable book . . . is authoritative (good bibliography), and yet it is good reading."
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Lawrence Badash's book is an excellent synopsis of all most important facts in the described period from 1939 till 1963. Readable also for everyone without any specialized knowledge. A really good work !
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