Nylon And Bombs
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Nylon And Bombs
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Author : Pap A. Ndiaye
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2007-01-31
Nylon And Bombs written by Pap A. Ndiaye and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemours pioneered the development of both nylon and plutonium, playing an important role in the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of the notorious “military-industrial complex.” In this fascinating account of the lives and careers of Du Pont’s chemical engineers, Pap A. Ndiaye deftly illustrates the contribution of industry to the genesis of a dominant post–World War II “American model” connecting prosperity with security. The consumer and military dimensions of twentieth-century American history are often studied separately. Ndiaye reunites them by examining Du Pont's development of nylon, which symbolized a new way of life, and plutonium, which was synonymous with annihilation. Reflecting on the experiences and contributions of the company's engineers and physicists, Ndiaye traces Du Pont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success.
The Manhattan Project And The Dropping Of The Atomic Bomb
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Author : Aaron Barlow
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2019-11-08
The Manhattan Project And The Dropping Of The Atomic Bomb written by Aaron Barlow and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-08 with History categories.
This invaluable resource offers students a comprehensive overview of the Manhattan Project and the decision to drop the atomic bomb, with more than 80 in-depth articles on a variety of topics and dozens of key primary source documents. This book provides everything readers need to know about the Manhattan Project, the U.S. program that led to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It begins with a detailed introduction to the project and includes an alphabetical collection of relevant entries on such topics as the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb; Enrico Fermi, creator of the first nuclear reactor; Hiroshima, the target of the first atomic bomb; and Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project. Dozens of primary sources include eyewitness accounts, government memos, letters, press releases, and other important documents relevant to the establishment and success of the Manhattan Project. A set of four essays written by prominent scholars address whether the United States was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The book also includes a comprehensive chronology that reveals key moments related to the creation of the world's first nuclear weapon as well as a bibliography of resources that points readers toward additional information on the Manhattan Project, nuclear weapons, and World War II.
Liquid Propellant Rocket Combustion Instability
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Liquid Propellant Rocket Combustion Instability written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Space vehicles categories.
Liquid Propellant Rocket Combustion Instability
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Author : David T. Harrje
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Liquid Propellant Rocket Combustion Instability written by David T. Harrje and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Liquid propellant rockets categories.
The solution of problems of combustion instability for more effective communication between the various workers in this field is considered. The extent of combustion instability problems in liquid propellant rocket engines and recommendations for their solution are discussed. The most significant developments, both theoretical and experimental, are presented, with emphasis on fundamental principles and relationships between alternative approaches.
Molecules That Matter
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Author : Raymond J. Giguere
language : en
Publisher: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Release Date : 2008
Molecules That Matter written by Raymond J. Giguere and has been published by Chemical Heritage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Science categories.
Identifies a molecule of great historical and social importance for each decade of the 20th century. Provides information about its discovery and synthesis, with art works and artifacts to show its historical and social significance.
Historical Dictionary Of World War Ii
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Author : Anne Sharp Wells
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-12-15
Historical Dictionary Of World War Ii written by Anne Sharp Wells and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-15 with History categories.
Historical Dictionary of World War II: The War Against Japan, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and more than 500 cross-referenced entries on the military, diplomatic, political, social, economic, and scientific aspects of the war, in addition to the lives of the people who participated in and directed the war.
Cold War Dixie
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Author : Kari Frederickson
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2013-06-01
Cold War Dixie written by Kari Frederickson and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-01 with History categories.
Focusing on the impact of the Savannah River Plant (SRP) on the communities it created, rejuvenated, or displaced, this book explores the parallel militarization and modernization of the Cold War-era South. The SRP, a scientific and industrial complex near Aiken, South Carolina, grew out of a 1950 partnership between the Atomic Energy Commission and the DuPont Corporation and was dedicated to producing materials for the hydrogen bomb. Kari Frederickson shows how the needs of the expanding national security state, in combination with the corporate culture of DuPont, transformed the economy, landscape, social relations, and politics of this corner of the South. In 1950, the area comprising the SRP and its surrounding communities was primarily poor, uneducated, rural, and staunchly Democratic; by the mid-1960s, it boasted the most PhDs per capita in the state and had become increasingly middle class, suburban, and Republican. The SRP's story is notably dramatic; however, Frederickson argues, it is far from unique. The influx of new money, new workers, and new business practices stemming from Cold War-era federal initiatives helped drive the emergence of the Sunbelt. These factors also shaped local race relations. In the case of the SRP, DuPont's deeply conservative ethos blunted opportunities for social change, but it also helped contain the radical white backlash that was so prominent in places like the Mississippi Delta that received less Cold War investment.
Plutopia
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Author : Kathryn L. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013
Plutopia written by Kathryn L. Brown and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
In Plutopia, Brown draws on official records and dozens of interviews to tell the stories of Richland, Washington and Ozersk, Russia-the first two cities in the world to produce plutonium. To contain secrets, American and Soviet leaders created plutopias--communities of nuclear families living in highly-subsidized, limited-access atomic cities. Brown shows that the plants' segregation of permanent and temporary workers and of nuclear and non-nuclear zones created a bubble of immunity, where dumps and accidents were glossed over and plant managers freely embezzled and polluted. In four decades, the Hanford plant near Richland and the Maiak plant near Ozersk each issued at least 200 million curies of radioactive isotopes into the surrounding environment--equaling four Chernobyls--laying waste to hundreds of square miles and contaminating rivers, fields, forests, and food supplies. Because of the decades of secrecy, downwind and downriver neighbors of the plutonium plants had difficulty proving what they suspected, that the rash of illnesses, cancers, and birth defects in their communities were caused by the plants' radioactive emissions. Plutopia was successful because in its zoned-off isolation it appeared to deliver the promises of the American dream and Soviet communism; in reality, it concealed disasters that remain highly unstable and threatening today. -- From publisher description.
The Polluters
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Author : Benjamin Ross
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-09-02
The Polluters written by Benjamin Ross and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-02 with Nature categories.
The chemical pollution that irrevocably damages today's environment is, although many would like us to believe otherwise, the legacy of conscious choices made long ago. During the years before and just after World War II, discoveries like leaded gasoline and DDT came to market, creating new hazards even as the expansion and mechanization of industry exacerbated old ones. Dangers still felt today--smog, pesticides, lead, chromium, chlorinated solvents, asbestos, even global warming--were already recognized by chemists, engineers, doctors, and business managers of that era. A few courageous individuals spoke out without compromise, but still more ignored scientific truth in pursuit of money and prestige. The Polluters reveals at last the crucial decisions that allowed environmental issues to be trumped by political agendas. It spotlights the leaders of the chemical industry and describes how they applied their economic and political power to prevent the creation of an effective system of environmental regulation. Research was slanted, unwelcome discoveries were suppressed, and friendly experts were placed in positions of influence, as science was subverted to serve the interests of business. The story of The Polluters is one that needs to be told, an unflinching depiction of the onslaught of chemical pollution and the chemical industry's unwillingness to face up to its devastating effects.
Popular Science
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943-06
Popular Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943-06 with categories.
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.