Project Plowshare : the peaceful use of nuclear explosives in Cold War America /

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Inspired by President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California's Radiation Laboratory began in 1957 a program they called Plowshare. Joined by like-minded government officials, scientists, and bus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaufman, Scott, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Project Plowshare (U.S.) > History.
Project Plowshare (U.S.)
Nuclear energy > Industrial applications > United States > History.
Nuclear explosions > United States > History.
Énergie nucléaire > Applications industrielles > États-Unis > Histoire.
Explosions nucléaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > Military > Nuclear Warfare.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Nuclear energy > Industrial applications
Nuclear explosions
Énergie nucléaire > Histoire > États-Unis.
Armes nucléaires > Essais > Histoire > États-Unis.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : promoting the peaceful atom
  • A plan of biblical proportions
  • Just drop us a card
  • A program on hold
  • From moratorium to test ban
  • The complexities of canal construction
  • Nuclear testing, nonproliferation, and Plowshare
  • Making headway?
  • Plowshare goes down under
  • Dead as a doornail
  • Conclusion : back from the dead?

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