Life Under a Cloud

Life Under a Cloud
Author: Allan M. Winkler
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780252067730


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Presents an account of the impact of the atomic bomb on American political and cultural life. This title delineates how fears of nuclear disaster have become a part of our culture. Tracing the debate over military and civilian uses of atomic power, it reveals the irony, anxiety, and official insanity of the atomic age.


The American Atom
Language: en
Pages: 396
Authors: Philip L. Cantelon
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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For this edition (first in 1984), the editors have updated the collection of primary documents which tell the story of atomic energy in the US from the discover
Life Under a Cloud
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: Allan M. Winkler
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Presents an account of the impact of the atomic bomb on American political and cultural life. This title delineates how fears of nuclear disaster have become a
The Dragon's Tail
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Robert A. Jacobs
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press

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When President Harry Truman introduced the atomic bomb to the world in 1945, he described it as a God-given harnessing of "the basic power of the universe." Six
By the Bomb's Early Light
Language: en
Pages: 470
Authors: Paul S. Boyer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985 - Publisher: Pantheon Books

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Originally published in 1985, By the Bomb's Early Light is the first book to explore the cultural "fallout" in America during the early years of the atomic age.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Language: en
Pages: 48
Authors:
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1966-01 - Publisher:

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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhat