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by Jim Baggott


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Jim Baggott weaves these threads into a dramatic narrative that spans ten historic years, from the discovery of nuclear fission in 1939 to the aftermath of 'Joe-1, ' August 1949's first Soviet atomic bomb test. Why did physicists persist in developing the atomic bomb, despite the devastation that it could bring? Why, despite having a clear head start, did Hitler's physicists fail? Could the soviets have developed the bomb without spies like Klaus Fuchs or Donald Maclean? Did the allies really plot to assassinate a key member of the German bomb program? Did the physicists knowingly inspire the arms race? The First War of Physics is a grand and frightening story of scientific ambition, intrigue, and genius: a tale barely believable as fiction, which just happens to be historical fact.

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  • Title The First War of Physics
  • Author Jim Baggott
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 584
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pegasus Books, New York, NY
  • Date 2011-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781605981970 / 1605981974
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 4.32 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Nuclear physics, Atomic bomb - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.825

About the author

Jim Baggott is an award-winning science writer. A former academic chemist, he maintains a broad interest in science, philosophy, and history, and writes on these subjects for New Scientist and other journals. His books have been widely acclaimed and include A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Pegasus, 2006), The First War of Physics (Pegasus, 2010), The Meaning of Quantum Physics (Oxford, 1992), and Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy, and the Meaning of Quantum Theory (Oxford, 2004). He lives in England.
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