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Elemental Germans: Klaus Fuchs, Rudolf Peierls and the Making of British Nuclear Culture 1939-59
Christoph Laucht
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Hardback. Christoph Laucht offers the first investigation into the roles played by two German-born emigre atomic scientists, Klaus Fuchs and Rudolf Peierls, in the development of British nuclear culture, especially the practice of nuclear science and the political implications of the atomic scientists' work, from the start of the Second World War until 1959. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTW; HBWQ; JWMN; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Christoph Laucht offers the first investigation into the roles played by two German-born emigre atomic scientists, Klaus Fuchs and Rudolf Peierls, in the development of British nuclear culture, especially the practice of nuclear science and the political implications of the atomic scientists' work, from the start of the Second World War until 1959.
Christoph Laucht offers the first investigation into the roles played by two German-born emigre atomic scientists, Klaus Fuchs and Rudolf Peierls, in the development of British nuclear culture, especially the practice of nuclear science and the political implications of the atomic scientists' work, from the start of the Second World War until 1959.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
466 g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230354876
SKU
V9780230354876
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Ref
99-15
About Christoph Laucht
CHRISTOPH LAUCHT Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Leeds, UK. His research interests include the cultural history of the atomic age and the transnational history of the Cold War. He is co-editor of Divided, But Not Disconnected: German Experiences of the Cold War (New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2010).
Reviews for Elemental Germans: Klaus Fuchs, Rudolf Peierls and the Making of British Nuclear Culture 1939-59
'...this book is a valuable addition to the field of physics history and should interest British Cold War and science historians alike, particularly those investigating the history of nuclear weapons or the development of European scientific cooperation in the post-war period.' - Martin Theaker, University of Cambridge