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In The Shadow Of The Bomb
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Author : S. S. Schweber
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-31
In The Shadow Of The Bomb written by S. S. Schweber and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Science categories.
How two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create In 1945, the United States dropped the bomb, and physicists were forced to contemplate disquieting questions about their roles and responsibilities. When the Cold War followed, they were confronted with political demands for their loyalty and McCarthyism's threats to academic freedom. By examining how J. Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A. Bethe—two men with similar backgrounds but divergent aspirations and characters—struggled with these moral dilemmas, one of our foremost historians of physics tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Oppenheimer and Bethe led parallel lives. Both received liberal educations that emphasized moral as well as intellectual growth. Both were outstanding theoreticians who worked on the atom bomb at Los Alamos. Both advised the government on nuclear issues, and both resisted the development of the hydrogen bomb. Both were, in their youth, sympathetic to liberal causes, and both were later called to defend the United States against Soviet communism and colleagues against anti-Communist crusaders. Finally, both prized scientific community as a salve to the apparent failure of Enlightenment values. Yet their responses to the use of the atom bomb, the testing of the hydrogen bomb, and the treachery of domestic politics differed markedly. Bethe, who drew confidence from scientific achievement and integration into the physics community, preserved a deep integrity. By accepting a modest role, he continued to influence policy and contributed to the nuclear test ban treaty of 1963. In contrast, Oppenheimer first embodied a new scientific persona—the scientist who creates knowledge and technology affecting all humanity and boldly addresses their impact—and then could not carry its burden. His desire to retain insider status, combined with his isolation from creative work and collegial scientific community, led him to compromise principles and, ironically, to lose prestige and fall victim to other insiders. S. S. Schweber draws on his vast knowledge of science and its history—in addition to his unique access to the personalities involved—to tell a tale of two men that will enthrall readers interested in science, history, and the lives and minds of great thinkers.
In The Shadow Of The Bomb
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Author : David Krieger
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-08-24
In The Shadow Of The Bomb written by David Krieger and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-24 with categories.
The poems in this volume have been written in the shadow of the bomb. They are poems of survival. They challenge the hubris of those who would rely on nuclear arms for their security. They pose the questions: "How shall we react? How shall we resist? How shall we awaken before it is too late?" This book sounds a warning siren, but it is also a book of hope-hope that people everywhere will awaken to the nuclear dangers that confront us; hope that our shared humanity will prevail; hope that the children of the future will thrive; hope that the bomb and its shadow will be resisted and forever banished from our world; and hope that there will be a new era of love, kindness, compassion and peace.
In The Shadow Of The Bomb
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Author : Sidney David Drell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
In The Shadow Of The Bomb written by Sidney David Drell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Atomic bomb categories.
In the Shadow of the Bomb probes the theoretical constraints that underlie science policy questions, addresses past and developing themes in the arms control and national security debate, and discusses the underpinnings and morality of nuclear deterrence. It includes Drell's personal reminiscences of friends and colleagues, among them, Wolfgang K.H. Panofsky, T.D. Lee, and Victor F. Weisskopf. Several essays are devoted to Andrei Sakharov, with whom Drell enjoyed a close friendship.
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Author : Niall Heffernan
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-03-20
In The Shadow Of The Bomb written by Niall Heffernan and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Performing Arts categories.
Detective McNulty applies bite marks to a deceased man's body with a set of dentures in The Wire, illustrating how officialdom deals in falsehood. Dr. Strangelove lovingly describes the "doomsday machine" as being free from "human meddling," while it destroys the world, highlighting the absurdity of placing systems above any moral considerations. In Crash, Ballard survives a car accident only to be cared for by a paternal technology that tends only to his physical needs--a life of technical certitude bereft of beauty. The Cold War, with its promise of imminent and purposeless doom, profoundly shaped the post-modern world in ways that are not yet appreciated. This study examines the Cold War zeitgeist and its aftermath as shown in fiction, film and television.
Genius In The Shadows
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Author : William Lanouette
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2013-09-01
Genius In The Shadows written by William Lanouette and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Well-known names such as Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Edward Teller are usually those that surround the creation of the atom bomb. One name that is rarely mentioned is Leo Szilard, known in scientific circles as “father of the atom bomb.” The man who first developed the idea of harnessing energy from nuclear chain reactions, he is curiously buried with barely a trace in the history of this well-known and controversial topic. Born in Hungary and educated in Berlin, he escaped Hitler’s Germany in 1933 and that first year developed his concept of nuclear chain reactions. In order to prevent Nazi scientists from stealing his ideas, he kept his theories secret, until he and Albert Einstein pressed the US government to research atomic reactions and designed the first nuclear reactor. Though he started his career out lobbying for civilian control of atomic energy, he concluded it with founding, in 1962, the first political action committee for arms control, the Council for a Livable World. Besides his career in atomic energy, he also studied biology and sparked ideas that won others the Nobel Prize. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, where Szilard spent his final days, was developed from his concepts to blend science and social issues.
Hiroshima
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Author : Richard Tames
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Hiroshima written by Richard Tames and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Atomic bomb categories.
'Hiroshima' looks at why Japan was the first target for an atomic bomb, in what way it was more devastating than an ordinary bomb, and asks if the use of the atomic bomb ensured an early end to World War II.
Fallout
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Author : Slaine McRoth
language : en
Publisher: Slaine McRoth
Release Date : 2018-11-15
Fallout written by Slaine McRoth and has been published by Slaine McRoth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-15 with categories.
The tragic story of the Jones family. The highs and lows of a family whose lives were affected forever when their father Clifford Jones was sent to Christmas Island to participate in the British nuclear testing programme. "This is a vivid and detailed view of life within the nuclear community, one that I could relate to after hearing many similar stories from other nuclear descendants. Make sure you have tissues ready while reading this truly powerful story."Shelly Grigg - Fallout, BNTVA
Shadow Of The Bomb
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Author : Robert Goldsborough
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2022-08-23
Shadow Of The Bomb written by Robert Goldsborough and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-23 with Fiction categories.
As the US enters WWII, a series of murders at the University of Chicago threatens a top-secret military research project in this historical noir. Against the ominous backdrop of America’s entry into World War II, the navy still reels from the devastation wreaked at Pearl Harbor and the crushing defeat of US ground troops in the Philippines. On the home front, scientists working for Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago labor feverishly on a secret weapon that promises to reverse the fortunes of battle. However, sinister forces are at work on the outwardly serene Gothic campus, resulting in violent deaths. While work grinds on in the shadowy catacombs beneath an abandoned football stadium—work that will forever alter our world—Chicago Tribune police reporter Steve “Snap” Malek delves into the intrigue. Battling for an exclusive story and, ultimately, for his very life, Malek finds himself in the midst of history-in-the-making.
Hiroshima
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Author : Richard Tames
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2001-04
Hiroshima written by Richard Tames and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04 with categories.
Find out why Japan was the first target for an atomic bomb. This book focuses on the impact of the bomb on Hiroshima, analyzing how it came about, describing it, and discussing its consequences on history. Investigate the timeline to understand crucial dates surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima. Read the debate section so you can consider the arguments and weigh the evidence about its role in history. Clear photographs, maps, contemporary views, a glossary, and tips for future research are included to help you to understand the importance of this turning point in history.
The Shadow Of The Bomb
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Shadow Of The Bomb written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.