Nuclear Weapons: What You Need to Know
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 052188408X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From their initial theoretical development at the start of the twentieth century to the recent tests in North Korea, the author seeks to, at each point in the narrative, describe the basic science of nuclear weaponry. Nuclear Weapons is a history of nuclear weapons. Dr. At the same time, he offers accounts and anecdotes of the personalities involved, many of whom he has known firsthand. Bernstein writes in response to what he sees as a widespread misunderstanding throughout the media of the basic workings and potential impact of nuclear weaponry.
Jeremy Bernstein is 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. He has written some fifty technical papers, three monographs, and twelve books, including Albert Einstein, which was nominated for a National Book Award
No Peace or Safety Paul Artale An excellent guide to the most powerful weapons known to man, by a physicist who observed two nuclear explosions. The theory and scientific history behind nuclear fission and fusion given is accessible enough for any reader.On history there is discovery of u
Jeter, World History Bulletin . Jeremy Bernstein is a delightful writer and accomplished physicist who worked at Los Alamos as a young scholar and has since written on such subjects as Hitler's nuclear scientists, Einstein, and plutonium. He combines colorful personal tales with wonderfully clear explanations. He's the teacher we all wish we had." -Walter Isaacson, President of the Aspen Institute and author of Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007)"Jeremy Bernstein's Nuclear Weapons: What You Need to Know is an important addition to the scientific literature." -David Hafemeister, Physics Today"an important addition to the scientic literature." -David Hafemeister, Physics Today"Jeremy Bernstein's Nuclear Weapons: What You Need to Know delivers as advertised, arming the reader with sufficent historical and technical background to engage contemporary journalism on nuclear weapons or to begin more in-depth study of the histories of science, the Cold