| Description |
xxv, 469 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Great Britain: Weinfeld & Nicolson, 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [446]-452) and index. |
| Contents |
War, revolution, peace and maths -- In the company of Gods -- Twilight of a golden age -- American the beautiful -- The Hungarian conspiracy -- Skirmishes -- Maverick on the Mesa -- The little toe of the ghost -- The legacy of Hiroshima -- Wilderness years -- The taking of Washington -- Unholy alliances -- A 'simple, great and stupid' mistake -- Technically so sweet -- Mike -- 'Soled' to the Californians -- Bravo -- The hearing -- Aftermath -- 'Almost like Ivory soap' -- A matter of detection -- Plowshare -- Confounding Camelot -- Struggling uphill --Bringing up the props -- Excalibur -- Reykjavik -- Brilliant pebbles. |
| Subject |
Teller, Edward, 1908-2003.
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Physicists -- United States -- Biography.
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Atomic bomb -- United States -- History.
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| Added Title |
Edward Teller |
| ISBN |
0674016696 alkaline paper |
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