Uranium wars : the scientific rivalry that created the nuclear age
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Uranium wars : the scientific rivalry that created the nuclear age
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-239) and index
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収録内容
- Physics and uranium
- On the trail of the nucleus
- Lisa Meitner
- The Meitner-Hahn discovery
- Enrico Fermi
- The Rome experiments
- The events of 1938
- Christmas 1938
- The Heisenberg menace
- Chain reaction
- The Nazi nuclear machine
- Copenhagen
- The moment of truth
- Building the bomb
- The decision to use the bomb
- Evidence from a spying operation
- The Cold War
- Uranium's future
内容説明・目次
内容説明
From nuclear programs in the Middle East to plans for nuclear reactors at home, the element uranium is never far from the headlines. How does uranium deliver the immense power of a nuclear bomb or the slow deadly effect of radiation? In this riveting account, bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, Amir Aczel introduces the history of the mysterious metal and recounts how famous scientists worked to uncover its potential. This is a lively history of the physicists who first isolated the element, learned its properties, and marshalled its explosive power. He also explores what drove so many of last century's geniuses to willingfully collaborate on a project to kill thousands of people? And how did a simple element like uranium show scientists the way to create a deadly bomb that would irrevocably change the course of history and continue to shape global politics.
目次
Preface: The Blinding Light Physics and Uranium On the Trail of the Nucleus The Draw of Radioactivity The Meitner-Hahn Discovery Enrico Fermi The Rome Experiments The Events of 1938 That Christmas The Heisenberg Menace Chain Reaction Copenhagen Truth Building the Bomb Decision to Use the Bomb The Spying Operation The Cold War Uranium's Future
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