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Bezig met laden... One World or None: A Report to the Public on the Full Meaning of the Atomic Bombdoor Dexter Masters, Katharine Way
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. One World Or None: A Report to the Public on the Full Meaning of the Atomic Bomb reprints a collection of essays that originally appeared in 1946, shortly after the beginning of the atomic age. In the introduction, Arthur H. Compton, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1927 for cosmic ray research, describes the purpose of the book, "We now have before us the clear choice between adjusting the pattern of our society on a world basis so that wars cannot come again, or of following the outworn tradition of national self-defense, which if carried through to its logical conclusion must result in catastrophic conflict" (pg. xiii). To that end, the scientists whose work appears in One World Or None used their expertise to attempt to spur the public toward policy change in order to prevent the arms race that dominated the Cold War. Many of these essays originally appeared in other forms, so the collection occasionally feels disjointed. Still, as a window into the early Cold War and reactions to the atomic age, One World Or None is a fascinating read. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In 1946, just months after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the scientists who has developed nuclear technology came together to express their concerns and thoughts about the nuclear age they had unleashed. In a small, urgent book of essays, legends including Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer try to help readers understand the magnitude of their scientific breakthrough, fret openly about the implications for world policy, and caution, in the words of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Harold C. Urey that There is No Defense.'' Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)355.02Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science WarLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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