The First War of Physics
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The First War of Physics

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The First War of Physics

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An epic story of science and technology at the very limits of human understanding: the monumental race to build the first atomic weapons. Rich in personality, action, confrontation, and deception, The First War of Physics is the first fully realized popular account of the race to build humankind's most destructive weapon. The book draws on declassified material, such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded soviet messages cracked by American cryptographers in the Venona project, and interpretations by Russian scholars of documents from the soviet archives. Jim Baggott weaves these threads into a dramatic narrative that spans ten historic years, from the discovery of nuclear fission in 1939 to the aftermath of 'Joe-1, ' August 1949's first Soviet atomic bomb test. Why did physicists persist in developing the atomic bomb, despite the devastation that it could bring? Why, despite having a clear head start, did Hitler's physicists fail? Could the soviets have developed the bomb without spies like Klaus Fuchs or Donald Maclean? Did the allies really plot to assassinate a key member of the German bomb program? Did the physicists knowingly inspire the arms race? The First War of Physics is a grand and frightening story of scientific ambition, intrigue, and genius: a tale barely believable as fiction, which just happens to be historical fact.

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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9781605987699
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. About the Author
  7. Preface
  8. Prologue: Letter from Berlin
  9. PART I: MOBILISATION
  10. PART II: WEAPON
  11. PART III: WAR
  12. PART IV: PROLIFERATION
  13. Epilogue: Mutual Assured Destruction
  14. Image Gallery
  15. Timeline
  16. List of Key Characters
  17. Notes and Sources
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. Copyright