Scientists and the Development of Nuclear Weapons

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Scientists and the Development of Nuclear Weapons is written by Lawrence Badash and published by Prometheus Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1573925381 (ISBN 10) and 9781573925389 (ISBN 13).

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.