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Plutonium

- A History of the World's Most Dangerous Element
Af: Jeremy Bernstein Engelsk Paperback

Plutonium

- A History of the World's Most Dangerous Element
Af: Jeremy Bernstein Engelsk Paperback
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When plutonium was first manufactured at Berkeley in the spring of 1941, there was so little of it that it was not visible to the naked eye. It took a year to accumulate enough so that one could actually see it. Now so much has been produced that we don''t know what to do to get rid of it. We have created a monster.The history of plutonium is as strange as the element itself. When scientists began looking for it, they did so simply in the spirit of inquiry, not certain whether there were still spots to fill on the periodic table. But the discovery of fission made it clear that this still-hypothetical element would be more than just a scientific curiosity—it could be the main ingredient of a powerful nuclear weapon. As it turned out, it is good for almost nothing else. Plutonium''s nuclear potential put it at the heart of the World War II arms race—the Russians found out about it through espionage, the Germans through independent research, and everybody wanted some. Now it is warehoused around the world—the United States alone possesses about forty-seven metric tons—but it has almost no practical use outside its role in nuclear weaponry. How did the product of scientific curiosity become such a dangerous burden?In his history of this complex and dangerous element, noted physicist Jeremy Bernstein describes the steps that were taken to transform plutonium from a laboratory novelty into the nuclear weapon that destroyed Nagasaki. This is the first book to weave together the many strands of plutonium''s story, explaining not only the science but also the people involved.

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When plutonium was first manufactured at Berkeley in the spring of 1941, there was so little of it that it was not visible to the naked eye. It took a year to accumulate enough so that one could actually see it. Now so much has been produced that we don''t know what to do to get rid of it. We have created a monster.The history of plutonium is as strange as the element itself. When scientists began looking for it, they did so simply in the spirit of inquiry, not certain whether there were still spots to fill on the periodic table. But the discovery of fission made it clear that this still-hypothetical element would be more than just a scientific curiosity—it could be the main ingredient of a powerful nuclear weapon. As it turned out, it is good for almost nothing else. Plutonium''s nuclear potential put it at the heart of the World War II arms race—the Russians found out about it through espionage, the Germans through independent research, and everybody wanted some. Now it is warehoused around the world—the United States alone possesses about forty-seven metric tons—but it has almost no practical use outside its role in nuclear weaponry. How did the product of scientific curiosity become such a dangerous burden?In his history of this complex and dangerous element, noted physicist Jeremy Bernstein describes the steps that were taken to transform plutonium from a laboratory novelty into the nuclear weapon that destroyed Nagasaki. This is the first book to weave together the many strands of plutonium''s story, explaining not only the science but also the people involved.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 216
ISBN-13: 9780801475177
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0801475171
Kategori: Atomvåben
Udg. Dato: 15 maj 2009
Længde: 12mm
Bredde: 142mm
Højde: 216mm
Forlag: Cornell University Press
Oplagsdato: 15 maj 2009
Forfatter(e): Jeremy Bernstein
Forfatter(e) Jeremy Bernstein


Kategori Atomvåben


ISBN-13 9780801475177


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 216


Udgave


Længde 12mm


Bredde 142mm


Højde 216mm


Udg. Dato 15 maj 2009


Oplagsdato 15 maj 2009


Forlag Cornell University Press

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