Nuclear Weapons What You Need to Know

Name: Nuclear Weapons What You Need to Know
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ISBN: 9780521884082

ISBN-10: 052188408X

ISBN-13: 9780521884082

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jeremy Bernstein

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Nuclear Weapons is a history of nuclear weapons. From their initial theoretical development at the start of the twentieth century to the recent tests in North Korea, the author seeks to, at each point in the narrative, describe the basic science of nuclear weaponry. At the same time, he offers accounts and anecdotes of the personalities involved, many of whom he has known firsthand. Dr. Bernstein writes in response to what he sees as a widespread misunderstanding throughout the media of the basic workings and potential impact of nuclear weaponry.

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.25" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Jeremy Bernstein is the author of many books on science for the general reader, including Plutonium: A History of the Worldï¿½e(tm)s Most Dangerous Element and Oppenheimer: Portrait of an Enigma. He is a former staff writer for the New Yorker.



Acknowledgments


Units and Sizes


Introduction



The Nucleus



Neutrons



Fissions



Chain Reactions



MAUD



Eka Osmium



Serber's Primer



The "Gadget"



Smoky and the Need to Know



Fusion



Spies



Proliferation


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index