Controlled Nuclear Chain Reaction. The First 50 Years by Rossin, A. David (introduction)

La Grange Park, Ill.: American Nuclear Society, 1992. 193pp Photos and illustrations Previous owner's last name inside front cover and bottom edge of cover is rubbed. Presumed First American Edition. Glossy Hadback. Very Good.

American Nuclear Society, 1992-12. Hardcover. Good.

LA Grange Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Amer Nuclear Society, 1992. Hardback. Fine/No Dust Jacket.

Amer Nuclear Society, 1992-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Contents are tight and clean; some rubbing spots

Amer Nuclear Society, 1992-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

La Grange Park, IL: American Nuclear Society, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. xii, 193, [3] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations (a few with color). Tabular data. Bibliography. Illustrated front cover. No dust jacket present. It's been 50 years since the Chicago Pile experiment and the first controlled chain reaction. Anonymous volunteer contributors from the ANS have put together this history, which ends with a celebration of the future of nuclear power (but does not talk of what to do with radioactive waste). This book was prepared by a volunteer effort of a large number of people over several months. The authors take responsibility for the choice of material on the many possible issued covered. It was the belief of the authors that the beneficial impacts of nuclear energy, while already enormous, represent only a small fraction of the benefits yet to be gained and that this brief history of the first 50 years of the controlled nuclear chain reaction represents only… Read More