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The Curve of Binding Energy
A Journey Into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor
John McPhee
Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · April 1, 1994
Reading lane: Nuclear Warfare History
Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own.
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Book Details
- Authors
- John McPhee
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Published
- April 1, 1994
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Nuclear Warfare History · Biological & Chemical Warfare History
- Reading lane
- Nuclear Warfare History
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Publisher Categories
U.S. Military History
Technology
About This Book
Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear institutions with Taylor and shows us how close we are to terrorist attacks employing homemade nuclear weaponry.
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