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Author : Richard G. Hewlett,Jack M. Holl,Roger M. Anders Publisher : University of California Press Page : 742 pages File Size : 46,5 Mb Release : 2021-01-08 Category : History ISBN : 9780520329348
Atoms for Peace and War, 1953-1961 by Richard G. Hewlett,Jack M. Holl,Roger M. Anders Pdf
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.
Atomic Energy in War and Peace by Gessner Goodrich Hawley,Sigmund Waldemar Leifson Pdf
Pandora? -- Havoc -- What is an atom? -- The Greeks had a word for it -- The atomic theory -- Perpetual motion -- The periodic system -- What is a molecule? -- Chemical changes -- How big are molecules? -- How many compounds are there? -- Keeping warm -- The energy in a molecule -- Why fuels burn -- Chemical balance -- Free energy -- A closed corporation -- Where do fuels get their heat? -- How fuels were made -- Petroleum -- Frozen energy -- Rust -- Thermite -- Explosive compounds -- Gas expansion -- The nature of gases -- Mass vs weight -- Potential energy -- Kinetic energy -- Why explosions demolish buildings -- The sun -- Mass-energy transformation -- Inside the atom -- Electrical balance -- Protons -- Neutrons -- Nuclear forces -- Electrons -- Photons -- Electrons vs photons -- Energy -- At Gibson Island -- Isotopes -- Radioactivity -- Natural atomic disintegration -- Gamma rays -- Atom-smashing in the stars -- Artificial transmutation -- Discovery of neutrons -- Mass and energy again -- Modern alchemy -- Deuterons -- Cloud chamber -- A closer look at nuclear disintegration -- Induced radioactivity -- Uses of radioactive isotopes -- The cyclotron -- Uranium -- Uranium fission -- Neutron production -- Fission fragments -- Neutron capture -- The problem -- Probabilities -- Slow neutrons and moderators -- Purity of materials -- Pure U-235 -- The new elements -- Chemical separation of plutonium -- U-235 vs plutonium -- Separation of uranium isotopes -- The gaseous diffusion method -- A production nightmare -- Centrifugal separation -- Electromagnetic separation -- The turning point -- The first experimental pile -- The first chain-reacting pile -- The plutonium problem -- The lattice -- Shielding and control -- The Clinton installations -- The Hanford plant -- Los Alamos, New Mexico -- The critical size factor -- The time factor -- The atomic bomb explosion -- Military future of atomic energy -- Peacetime future of atomic energy -- Electricity -- Steam -- Small-unit propulsion -- Industrial by-products -- Supply and cost factors -- Social implications -- Ave! -- Appendix I. Personnel of The Project -- Appendix II. Canadian development -- Appendix III. Sharing the secret.
Richard G Hewlett,Jack M Holl,Roger M Anders,American Council of Learned Societies
Author : Richard G Hewlett,Jack M Holl,Roger M Anders,American Council of Learned Societies Publisher : Unknown Page : 128 pages File Size : 42,6 Mb Release : 1989 Category : Electronic ISBN : OCLC:900268557
Atoms for Peace and War 1953-1961: Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) - Oppenheimer, Debates about Test Ban, Disarmament, Nuclear War, Fallout, Power Reactors, Teller, Clean Bomb by Atomic Energy Commission,Department of Energy (DOE),U. S. Government Pdf
This volume, the third in the official history of the Atomic Energy Commission, makes sizable contributions in several areas, including the Eisenhower presidency. During the years in which work on the book has moved forward, that presidency has been one of historiographical frontiers, an area of exciting explorations and new developments. A "revisionism" has emerged to challenge a conception that had taken shape earlier and was quite negative in its appraisal of Eisenhower. Some findings of the revisionists now seem quite firmly established, but the new interpretation has not swept the field. Challenges to it have also appeared. A volume focusing on nuclear energy cannot make contributions to all aspects of the controversy over President Eisenhower, but this book can and does have much to say about some main features of the debate. In the process, the book illustrates, as did the earlier volumes in the series, how very good "official history" can be.This book on the Atomic Energy Commission is not a narrow history of a government agency. Dealing with the AEC during the period when issues concerning nuclear weapons and nuclear power emerged as large public concerns, the volume ranges well beyond the commission. Much of the work deals with Eisenhower. Although not uncritical, the authors find much to admire in him.Subjects and topics covered include: Dwight Eisenhower, Harold Stassen, Lewis Strauss, Nuclear Testing, nuclear power, EURATOM, AEC, nuclear test ban, Clinton Anderson (U.S. Senator), Argonne National Laboratory, Hans Bethe, Candor Operation, Castle Test Series, John Foster Dulles, disarmament, nuclear fallout, General Electric, Christian Herfer, Bourke Hickenlooper, Chet Holifield, IAEA, JCAE, Los Alamos, John McCone, Thomas Murray, Richard Nixon, NATO, Oak Ridge, Open Skies, J. Robert Oppenheimer, plutonium, PWR, Hyman Rickover, Seawolf, Roy Snapp, Edward Teller, Soviet Union, USSR, Upshot-Knothole test series, On the Beach movie.Atoms For Peace and War 1953-1961: Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission * Chapter 1 - A Secret Mission * Chapter 2 - The Eisenhower Imprint * Chapter 3 - The President and the Bomb * Chapter 4 - The Oppenheimer Case * Chapter 5 - The Political Arena * Chapter 6 - Nuclear Weapons: A New Reality * Chapter 7 - Nuclear Power for the Marketplace * Chapter 8 - Atoms for Peace: Building American Policy * Chapter 9 - Pursuit of the Peaceful Atom * Chapter 10 - The Seeds of Anxiety * Chapter 11 - Safeguards, EURATOM, and the International Agency * Chapter 12 - Nuclear Issues: A Time for Decision * Chapter 13 - Nuclear Issues: The Presidential Campaign of 1956 * Chapter 14 - In Search of a Nuclear Test Ban * Chapter 15 - Politics of the Peaceful Atom * Chapter 16 - EURATOM and the International Agency, 1957-1958 * Chapter 17 - Toward a Nuclear Test Moratorium * Chapter 18 - A New Approach to Nuclear Power * Chapter 19 - Science for War and Peace * Chapter 20 - The Test Ban: A Fading Hope * Chapter 21 - The Great Debate
"Based on unique access to the IAEA Archives in Vienna and numerous interviews with leading diplomats and scientists, this book provides the first comprehensive, empirically grounded, and independent study on the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency"--
"Based on unique access to the IAEA Archives in Vienna and numerous interviews with leading diplomats and scientists, this book provides the first comprehensive, empirically grounded, and independent study on the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency"--
Bertrand Russell on Nuclear War, Peace, and Language by Alan Schwerin Pdf
One of the most prominent philosophers and activists of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell is known not only for his fundamental contributions on the scope of human knowledge and on mathematical logic, but also for his often-controversial views on ethical and linguistic topics. This edited collection of original essays by prominent Russell scholars focuses on the philosopher's positions on the key issues of nuclear war, peace, and language. The contributors critically assess Russell's arguments within their historical and philosophical context and show the significance and topicality that his ideas have retained to the present day, some 80 years since their first articulation. Among the issues examined are Russell's advocacy of preventive war against the Soviets, his activism for peace, his critical assessment of Wittgenstein's analysis of ordinary language, and his account of mathematical statements.
Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace by Michael Krepon Pdf
The definitive guide to the history of nuclear arms control by a wise eavesdropper and masterful storyteller, Michael Krepon. The greatest unacknowledged diplomatic achievement of the Cold War was the absence of mushroom clouds. Deterrence alone was too dangerous to succeed; it needed arms control to prevent nuclear warfare. So, U.S. and Soviet leaders ventured into the unknown to devise guardrails for nuclear arms control and to treat the Bomb differently than other weapons. Against the odds, they succeeded. Nuclear weapons have not been used in warfare for three quarters of a century. This book is the first in-depth history of how the nuclear peace was won by complementing deterrence with reassurance, and then jeopardized by discarding arms control after the Cold War ended. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace tells a remarkable story of high-wire acts of diplomacy, close calls, dogged persistence, and extraordinary success. Michael Krepon brings to life the pitched battles between arms controllers and advocates of nuclear deterrence, the ironic twists and unexpected outcomes from Truman to Trump. What began with a ban on atmospheric testing and a nonproliferation treaty reached its apogee with treaties that mandated deep cuts and corralled "loose nukes" after the Soviet Union imploded. After the Cold War ended, much of this diplomatic accomplishment was cast aside in favor of freedom of action. The nuclear peace is now imperiled by no less than four nuclear-armed rivalries. Arms control needs to be revived and reimagined for Russia and China to prevent nuclear warfare. New guardrails have to be erected. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace is an engaging account of how the practice of arms control was built from scratch, how it was torn down, and how it can be rebuilt.
Technological Internationalism and World Order by Waqar H. Zaidi Pdf
Explores the place of science and technology in international relations through early attempts at international governance of aviation and atomic energy.
The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II by Herbert Feis Pdf
This book discusses the decision to use the atomic bomb. Libraries and scholars will find it a necessary adjunct to their other studies by Pulitzer-Prize author Herbert Feis on World War II. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
