Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb
| AUTHOR | Locke, Vince; Locke, Vince; Jones, Jeffrey et al. |
| PUBLISHER | G.T. Labs (09/24/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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So, you've always wanted to learn how to build an atomic bomb? You're inluck: Jim Ottaviani is not only a comics writer...he also has a master's degreein nuclear engineering! But even though it's not a complete do-it-yourselfmanual (assembly required, and plutonium is definitely not included), Falloutwill bring you up to speed on the science and politics of the first nucleargadgets. Like its companion volumes, the focus of Fallout is on thescientists themselves -- in particular J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leo Szilard, whose lives offer a cautionary tale about the uneasy alliance between themilitary, the government, and the beginnings of "big science."
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ISBN-13:
9780966010633
ISBN-10:
0966010639
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
240
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
7.14 x 0.48 x 9.70 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
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Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Science | Physics - Nuclear
Science | History
Science | Power Resources - Nuclear
Grade Level:
8th Grade
- 11th Grade
Dewey Decimal:
355.825
Library of Congress Control Number:
2001091068
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So, you've always wanted to learn how to build an atomic bomb? You're inluck: Jim Ottaviani is not only a comics writer...he also has a master's degreein nuclear engineering! But even though it's not a complete do-it-yourselfmanual (assembly required, and plutonium is definitely not included), Falloutwill bring you up to speed on the science and politics of the first nucleargadgets. Like its companion volumes, the focus of Fallout is on thescientists themselves -- in particular J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leo Szilard, whose lives offer a cautionary tale about the uneasy alliance between themilitary, the government, and the beginnings of "big science."
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Author:
Ottaviani, Jim
Jim Ottaviani ("Feynman", "Primates") is the world s preeminent writer of comics and graphic novels about science. Notable works include a biography of Niels Bohr and the fast-paced tale of the desperate lives of early paleontologists and "T-Minus: The Race to the Moon", from Aladdin books. He has worked as a nuclear engineer and is currently employed as a reference librarian in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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