story atomic bomb review discoveries de c h douglas clark (3 résultats)

Pamphlet. Etat : Very good. Etat de la jaquette : very good. Presumed First edition. This thin paperback has a rarely present DJ which is complete but slightly worn at all creases. The two staples serving as hinges are both slightly rusty. There are 22 figures in the text and 7 photographs of famous scientists, 52pp. A book telling the story behind all the various scientific achievements that have led to the creation of the atomic bomb. He goes into basic details including , the atomic families, electrons, radioactivity, isotopes , atom splitting, relativity of mass etc. with a final chapter on the Atomic bomb. There is also a short postscript that discusses the future with destructive weapons.

soft cover. Etat : very good. London, The Machinery Publishing Co. [1945]. Octavo printed wrapper; 52pp, illustrations & diagrams through the text. An early Englishman into print on the bomb: his preface is dated 20.9.45 and his "ms. was framed before the official British and American reports were available". Clark was at Leeds University, not a lightweight in the world of atoms, and claimed a history of warnings about the "impending release of atomic energy". Warnings seem forgotten in his now gung-ho enthusiasm for this "wonderful messenger of peace" given an international "new growth of of moral sense".

1st edition. Good copy only in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved internally. Physical description: 52 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Atoms; Atomic bomb; Science; Cold War. 1 Kg.