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Destroyer of worlds : the deep history of the nuclear age, 1895-1965
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Destroyer of worlds : the deep history of the nuclear age, 1895-1965

by Frank Close

This history traces the evolution of nuclear science from the discovery of radioactivity in 1896 to the development of the thermonuclear bomb. It examines the work of international researchers and the geopolitical factors that directed the course of the atomic age.

Accession 29403 ISBN 9780241700860 Publisher Allen Lane
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