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Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb

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So, you've always wanted to learn how to build an atomic bomb? You're in luck: Jim Ottaviani is not only a comics writer...he also has a master's degree in nuclear engineering! But even though it's not a complete do-it-yourself manual , Fallout will bring you up to speed on the science and politics of the first nuclear gadgets.Like its companion volumes, the focus of Fallout is on the scientists themselves -- in particular J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leo Szilard, whose lives offer a cautionary tale about the uneasy alliance between the military, the government, and the beginnings of "big science."

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: G.T. Labs

Release: September 24, 2013

ISBN: 0966010639

ISBN 13: 9780966010633

Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb

3.5/5 ( ratings)

So, you've always wanted to learn how to build an atomic bomb? You're in luck: Jim Ottaviani is not only a comics writer...he also has a master's degree in nuclear engineering! But even though it's not a complete do-it-yourself manual , Fallout will bring you up to speed on the science and politics of the first nuclear gadgets.Like its companion volumes, the focus of Fallout is on the scientists themselves -- in particular J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leo Szilard, whose lives offer a cautionary tale about the uneasy alliance between the military, the government, and the beginnings of "big science."

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: G.T. Labs

Release: September 24, 2013

ISBN: 0966010639

ISBN 13: 9780966010633

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