Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939-49

Name: Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939-49
Brand: Icon Books
SKU: 9781848319929
Price: 16.63 EUR
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By (author): Jim Baggott

Spanning ten historic years, from the discovery of nuclear fission in 1939 to 'Joe-1', the first Soviet atomic bomb test in August 1949, Atomic is the first fully realised popular account of the race between Nazi Germany, Britain, America and the Soviet Union to build atomic weapons.

Rich in personality, action, confrontation and deception, Jim Baggott's book tells an epic story of science and technology at the very limits of human understanding.

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Weight: 489g
Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
Publication Date: 02 Jul 2015
Publisher: Icon Books
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781848319929

About Jim Baggott

Jim Baggott is an award-winning science writer. A former academic chemisthe runs an independent management consultancy practice but maintains a broad interest in science philosophy and history and continues to write on these subjects in his spare time for amongother publications New Scientist magazine. His previous bookshave been widely acclaimed and include A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin 2005) and Beyond Measure: Modern PhysicsPhilosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory (OUP 2004).