The Effects of Atomic Weapons: Prepared for and In Cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Under the Direction of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. September 1950

Hirschfelder, J.O., et al., eds

Edité par The Combat Forces Press, Washington, D.C., 1950

First edition. x, [2], 456 pp. 8vo. John Miles was a physicist for the DuPont Company who oversaw recruitment of other physicists for the Manhattan Project. He worked at the University of Chicago Met Lab and at Hanford and according to physicist David Hall's interview on the Voices of the Manhattan Project website, Miles was responsible for "shepherding" the DuPont physicists who went there to oversee the construction of plutonium reactors. This was edition of the report was his personal copy and is heavily marked up and annotated in his hand and includes tipped in graphs relating to thermal radiation and underwater radiation containment annotated in pencil in the hand of Miles. Black boards, light rubbing, near fine copy without dust jacket. Owner signature of John Miles Corner Ketch, Aug. 1950, marked and annotated in his hand. Four hand drawn graphs are laid in, two more are tipped in at corresponding pages in the book. N° de réf. du vendeur 338073

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Titre : The Effects of Atomic Weapons: Prepared for ...
Éditeur : The Combat Forces Press, Washington, D.C.
Date d'édition : 1950
Reliure : x, [2], 456 pp. 8vo
Etat : Bon
Edition : First edition.