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B00K: Fine/+ $574.73 978O37429991O ADVENTURES in the AT0MIC AGE, from WATTS to WASHINGT0N; .Signed. SEAB0RG, Glenn T. & SEAB0RG, Eric FARRAR, STRAUS and GIR0UX New York * * * * * 2OO1 1sT Edition D/J + H/C. Orange And Off White With A Blue Stripe Spine, With Title In Off White And Orange Letters, Dust Jacket: Fine/, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Hard Cover B00K: Fine+/, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear, 312 Numbered Pages Printed On Off White Paper, In Fine+/ Condition, That Were Lightly Viewed, Clean And Tight To Spine. Gift Inscription On The Front Free End Page, Signed By Both Author's To Jim Peter, As Follows, "To Jim Peter - - Congratulations to a deserving winner whose contributions stand as a monument of their own! Best wishes Eric Seaborg, w/replica stamped signature of Glenn T Seaborg`. Including Two Award Ceremony Brochures, UCLA, In As New Condition, Glenn T. Seaborg Medal Award Dinner, Honoring James B. Peter. SYNOPSIS: "Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) Won A Nobel Prize Before He Was Forty. He Discovered The Element That Makes Atomic Bombs Explode And The Isotopes Used To Treat Millions Of Cancer Patients. He Ran The More.University Of California At Berkeley And Advised Nine U.S. Presidents. Here Is His Autobiography -- The Extraordinary Story Of A Modest Swedish American Who Never Strayed From His Strong Basic Commitments Throughout A Career That Gave Him National And International Fame. Seaborg's Story Begins In Michigan With His Scandinavian Parents, But Shifts Quickly To California, Where He Got Himself An Education He Didn't Think He Could Afford During The Dark Days Of The Depression. During World War II, He Led The Manhattan Project Group That Devised The Chemical Extraction Processes Producing Plutonium 239. He Also Shares The Drama Of Scientific Discovery And The Inner History Of His Pioneering Work On The Many Transuranium Elements He Co-Discovered At The Radiation Laboratory At Berkeley -- Work That Earned Him The Nobel Prize In 1951. As Chairman Of The Atomic Energy Commission Under Three Presidents, Seaborg Fought For The Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty And Argued In Favor Of The Peaceful Uses And International Controls Of Atomic Energy. His Is The Riveting Account Of A Life Like No Other -- A Model Of The Best In Our Nation". = Description Applies To This B00K, Only. = This Author Signed Book Has A Special Significance, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE. =*=* California State Law Now Requires The Following Notice Be Given: *=*=* Seller Did Not See And Was Not Present When This Item Was Signed. No Certificate Of Authenticity Is Included In This Sale/Purchase Price. If You Would Like A Certificate Of Authenticity, You Can Obtain One At Your Own Convenience And Expense, Which Is Not Included In The Purchase Price Of This Item. =*=*.
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