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Doomsday Men - the Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon

Doomsday Men - the Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon

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Doomsday Men - the Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon

by Smith, P. D

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ISBN 10
0713998156
ISBN 13
9780713998153
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London: Penguin/ Allen Lane. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 0713998156 . Only slight wear. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. This is the 1st British edition. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.13 X 6.22 X 1.89 inches; 576 pages; "In this gripping narrative, Peter Smith tells the untold story of the doomsday bomb. In 1950, for the first time in history, mankind realised that he had within his grasp a truly God-like power - the ability to destroy life itself. Doomsday Men reveals the personalities behind the technologies of nuclear doomsday and shows how, in the end, the doomsday machine became the ultimate symbol of humanity's deepest fears about the science of destruction. As Smith forcefully shows, the culture that grew up in the shadow of this frightening weapon has helped shape all our contemporary anxieties about science, technology, and the future." .

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Bookseller
Ainsworth Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16216
Title
Doomsday Men - the Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon
Author
Smith, P. D
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0713998156
ISBN 13
9780713998153
Publisher
Penguin/ Allen Lane
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2007
Keywords
0713998156, Nuclear warfare, Leo Szilard, bomb
Bookseller catalogs
Militaria;

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