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Atomic Bill : a journalist's dangerous ambition in the shadow of the bomb / Vincent Kiernan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kiernan, Vincent, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Laurence, William L., 1888-1977.
- Laurence, William L.
- Journalists--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Journalists.
- New York times.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 303 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Atomic Bill
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "An examination of the work of the New York Times reporter William L. Laurence in covering the Manhattan Project, development of the hydrogen bomb, and the early years of atomic weaponry"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : A Moth to the Flame
- The Second Coming of Prometheus
- On the Army's Payroll
- Magnetic Current
- Atomland-on-Mars
- Trinity, Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Aftermath
- Atomic Plagiarism in the South Pacific
- Reporter Grade 8
- The Elixir of Life
- The Hell Bomb
- Atomic Dialogue
- The U-Bomb
- King Laurence
- Peace Through Understanding.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781501766008
- 1501766007
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