| In the Shadow of the Bomb: Physics and Arms Control Contributor(s): Drell, Sidney (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563960583 ISBN-13: 9781563960581 Publisher: American Institute of Physics OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 327.174 |
| LCCN: 92046573 |
| Series: Masters of Modern Physics |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.41" W x 9.55" (1.80 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the Shadow of the Bomb probes the theoretical constraints that underlie science policy questions, addresses past and developing themes in the arms control and national security debate, and discusses the underpinnings and morality of nuclear deterrence. It includes Drell's personal reminiscences of friends and colleagues, among them, Wolfgang K.H. Panofsky, T.D. Lee, and Victor F. Weisskopf. Several essays are devoted to Andrei Sakharov, with whom Drell enjoyed a close friendship. |
