One World Or None: A Report to the Public on the Full Meaning of the Atomic BombDexter Masters, Katharine Way In 1946, just months after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the scientists who had developed nuclear technology came together to express their concerns and thoughts about the nuclear age they had unleashed. In a small, urgent book of essays, legends including Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein, and Robert Oppenheimer try to help readers understand the magnitude of their scientific breakthrough, fret openly about the implications for world policy, and caution, in the words of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Harold C. Urey, that "There Is No Defense." The original edition of One World or None sold 100,000 copies and was a New York Times bestseller. Today, with the nuclear issue front and center once more, the book is as timely as ever. Contributors:
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... rocket . By designing a rocket consisting mostly of fuel , a speed of 3,400 miles per hour and a range of 200 miles was obtained in operations against En- gland . This rocket weighed 14 tons and delivered only 1 ton of explosive . The ...
... rocket initially like a projectile from a gun . In- stead , it is necessary to correct the aim and guide the rocket during the stratospheric portion of its flight . In the case of V - 2 , the guiding and control was restricted to the ...
... rockets was theoretically possible , the practical difficulties would take years to overcome . The pick - a - back rocket and other offensive improvements could , on the other hand , be developed in much less time . Jet propulsion is ...
Contents
If the Bomb Gets Out of Hand Philip Morrison | 1 |
The Way | 14 |
Its an Old Story with the Stars Harlow Shapley | 16 |
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