One Physicist's Guide to Nuclear Weapons
Institute of Physics Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7503-1309-4 (ISBN)
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. Bernstein brings the reader on a journey from the Nevada nuclear-testing fields in the 1950s to the present day situations in Iran and North Korea, while delving into the physics and science behind the bomb. With an introduction by Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, this book is a testament to the last 70 years of the nuclear age, affecting every human being on the planet.
Jeremy Bernstein is a professor emeritus of physics at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was a staff writer for the New Yorker from 1961 to 1995. Additionally, he was an adjunct professor at the Rockefeller University and a former vice-president of the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Center for Physics of which he is now an Honorary Trustee.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.07.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | IOP Expanding Physics |
| Zusatzinfo | With figures in colour and black and white |
| Verlagsort | Bristol |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7503-1309-9 / 0750313099 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7503-1309-4 / 9780750313094 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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