{"product_id":"atomic-bill-9781501765636","title":"Atomic Bill","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtomic Bill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Vincent Kiernan examines the fraught career of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e science journalist, William L. Laurence and shows his professional and personal lives to be a cautionary tale of dangerous proximity to power. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLaurence was fascinated with atomic science and its militarization. When the Manhattan Project drew near to perfecting the atomic bomb, he was recruited to write much of the government''s press materials that were distributed on the day that Hiroshima was obliterated. That instantly crowned Laurence as one of the leading journalistic experts on the atomic bomb. As the Cold War dawned, some assessed Laurence as a propagandist defending the militarization of atomic energy. For others, he was a skilled science communicator who provided the public with a deep understanding of the atomic bomb. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLaurence leveraged his perch at the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e to engage in paid speechmaking, book writing, filmmaking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Moth to the Flame\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Second Coming of Prometheus\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the Army's Payroll\u003cbr\u003e 3. Magnetic Current\u003cbr\u003e 4. Atomland-on-Mars\u003cbr\u003e 5. Trinity, Hiroshima and Nagasaki\u003cbr\u003e 6. Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e 7. Atomic Plagiarism in the South Pacific\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reporter Grade 8\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Elixir of Life\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Hell Bomb\u003cbr\u003e 11. Atomic Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e 12. The U-Bomb\u003cbr\u003e 13. King Laurence\u003cbr\u003e 14. Peace Through Understanding\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409365311831,"sku":"9781501765636","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501765636.jpg?v=1730506553","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/atomic-bill-9781501765636","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}