The Advisors: Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb Contributor(s): York, Herbert F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804717141 ISBN-13: 9780804717144 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1989 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
Dewey: 355.825 |
LCCN: 88062671 |
Series: Stanford Nuclear Age (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.88" W x 8.08" (0.59 lbs) 220 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First published in 1976, The Advisors is an absorbing look at the technical, strategic, and human aspects of the great debate that led to the decision to build the first hydrogen bomb, Based on the author's own participation in Project Superbomb, on interviews with other participants, and on declassified documents, this book explains the complete background to this major acceleration of the nuclear arms race. For this reissue, the author has written a new Preface and Epilogue. The reissue also includes a recently declassified essay by Hans A. Bethe discussing the history of the H-bomb project from his unique vantage point as Director of the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos. He has revised the essay specifically for inclusion in this book. |