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One Physicist's Guide to Nuclear Weapons presents a truly global look at the history, use, and issues surrounding nuclear weapons from the perspective of physicist and writer Jeremy Bernstein. A first-hand witness to the development and science of nuclear weapons, he is in a unique position to highlight the ways in which nuclear weapons work with a writing style that is suitable for lay readers and scientists alike.

Table of Contents
Preface vi, Foreword viii, Acknowledgements ix, Author biography x, 1 My up-close experience 2 The United States and Great Britain in World War II 3 The physics of fission 4 Nazi Germany's failed program 5 More bomb physics 6 Centrifuges and proliferation: India and Pakistan 7 Israel, North Korea and Iran 8 Scorpions in a bottle 9 Latent threats 10 Oppenheimer's lives 11 L'envoi

One Physicists Guide to Nuclear Weapons

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/18/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780750313094, 978-0750313094
      ISBN10: 0750313099

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One Physicist's Guide to Nuclear Weapons presents a truly global look at the history, use, and issues surrounding nuclear weapons from the perspective of physicist and writer Jeremy Bernstein. A first-hand witness to the development and science of nuclear weapons, he is in a unique position to highlight the ways in which nuclear weapons work with a writing style that is suitable for lay readers and scientists alike.

      Table of Contents
      Preface vi, Foreword viii, Acknowledgements ix, Author biography x, 1 My up-close experience 2 The United States and Great Britain in World War II 3 The physics of fission 4 Nazi Germany's failed program 5 More bomb physics 6 Centrifuges and proliferation: India and Pakistan 7 Israel, North Korea and Iran 8 Scorpions in a bottle 9 Latent threats 10 Oppenheimer's lives 11 L'envoi

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