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Life under a cloud : American anxiety about the atom / Allan M. Winkler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winkler, Allan M., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear engineering--Government policy.
- History.
- Nuclear engineering.
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- Military policy.
- Nuclear weapons--United States--History.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Nuclear engineering--Government policy--United States--History.
- Physical Description:
- 282 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- Spanning five decades, from the Manhattan Project to Chernobyl, here is a far-reaching look at how the atom shaped American life in the nuclear era. Ranging across popular culture, scientific thought, military strategy and political history, Winkler takes a fascinating look at the irony, anxiety, and official insanity of the atomic age.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-270) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195078217
- OCLC:
- 26097150
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