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The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer
Alvin M. Weinberg
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Hardcover. Weinberg was probably the most influential nuclear engineer/physicist in the US. His autobiography is peppered with first-hand accounts of major historical events. It describes the first nuclear era, but also exposes its downside risks. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGA; PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Alvin Weinberg is one of the most influential nuclear engineers & physicists in the U.S., having participated in many high profile projects from the early days of nuclear research on into the 1980s. This book is his autobiography and it's peppered with first-hand accounts of major historical events. He writes about the events of December 2, 1942, when Fermi set into motion the first chain reaction in a uranium pile and goes on to describe what happened during the First Nuclear Era a period he admits that has now largely run its course. A proponent of nuclear power, ... Read more
Alvin Weinberg is one of the most influential nuclear engineers & physicists in the U.S., having participated in many high profile projects from the early days of nuclear research on into the 1980s. This book is his autobiography and it's peppered with first-hand accounts of major historical events. He writes about the events of December 2, 1942, when Fermi set into motion the first chain reaction in a uranium pile and goes on to describe what happened during the First Nuclear Era a period he admits that has now largely run its course. A proponent of nuclear power, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781563963582
SKU
V9781563963582
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99-15
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