Leona Marshall Libby writes a memoir about fellow scientists (circa 1943-54) who collectively developed the first nuclear reactor and the first atomic bomb in the USA. The author synthesizes other published biographies, memoirs, newspaper articles, a ...
Leona Marshall Libby writes a memoir about fellow scientists (circa 1943-54) who collectively developed the first nuclear reactor and the first atomic bomb in the USA. The author synthesizes other published biographies, memoirs, newspaper articles, and anecdotes. 52 black-and-white photographs are included too. Mostly organized chronologically (excluding biographical sketches), the first eight chapters describe the author's observations at different research sites, the ninth chapter describes later hydrogen bomb research, while the final chapter is (first) reminiscences of later research agenda and (later) a collection of responses to current arguments against nuclear research. This book is written for readers already familiar with nuclear science and the general lives of the author's colleagues. While some readers might be disappointed to read much more about the author's colleagues than the author herself, other readers seeking candid descriptions of the author's colleagues and their behind-the-scenes experiences should be interested.
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