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Beschreibung
"A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"--
"A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"--
Über den Autor
Mark Wolverton is a science writer and the author of Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space, A Life in Twilight: The Final Years of J. Robert Oppenheimer, and The Depths of Space: The Story of the Pioneer Planetary Probes. His journalism has appeared in WIRED, Nature, Undark, Scientific American, Air & Space Smithsonian, and other publications.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Series Foreword vii
Preface ix
1 Introduction: The Big Difference 1
2 Dawn over Trinity: The Nuclear Age Begins 27
3 Taming the Nuclear Genie: New Hopes and Threats 61
4 The Brink: Close Calls and Nuclear Crises 89
5 Brighter Than the Sun: What Nuclear Weapons Do 125
6 Deterrence and Doomsday: Nuclear Theories and Treaties 145
7 The Ends of the World: Nuclear Weapons and Popular Culture 177
8 The Choice 211
Glossary 237
Notes 243
Further Reading 247
Index 253
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780262543316
ISBN-10: 0262543311
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wolverton, Mark
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen: 12 black and white illustrations
Maße: 176 x 125 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Wolverton
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2022
Gewicht: 0,254 kg
Artikel-ID: 120231224

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