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Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense
Wigner, Eugene P.. Ed(S): Mehra, Jagdish
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Description for Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense
Hardback. Wigner was involved in the early development of nuclear technology. He always had in mind its political and social implications, and in the 1960s he began to develop the concept of civil defense against nuclear attacks. This volume contains a selection of his writings. Editor(s): Mehra, Jagdish. Series: The Collected Works / Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; PDR; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
E.P. Wigner, one of the leading scientists involved in the early development of nuclear technology, had always in mind its political and social implications. In the 60s persuing his goal of a peaceful open world he began to develop the concept of Civil Defense against nuclear attacks. Looking back one might see this as an alternative to the concept of the Nuclear Shield. The present volume contains a selection of Wigner's writings on this subject. It is annotated by Conrad Chester.
E.P. Wigner, one of the leading scientists involved in the early development of nuclear technology, had always in mind its political and social implications. In the 60s persuing his goal of a peaceful open world he began to develop the concept of Civil Defense against nuclear attacks. Looking back one might see this as an alternative to the concept of the Nuclear Shield. The present volume contains a selection of Wigner's writings on this subject. It is annotated by Conrad Chester.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
The Collected Works / Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540572954
SKU
V9783540572954
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99-15
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