Report on the Atom: What You Should Know About the Atomic Energy Program of the United States
by Dean, Gordon
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- Condition
- fair to good, ex-lib., fair
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. 2nd, Enlarged Edition. Second Printing. fair to good, ex-lib., fair. 366, illus., index, usual library markings, some discoloration ins bds & flylves, DJ worn & somewhat soiled: small edge tears/chipsGordon Dean was the chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1950to 1953. This second edition contains a new chapter covering recent developments between 1953 (the year that the first edition was published) and 1956.
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- Seller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 54881
- Title
- Report on the Atom: What You Should Know About the Atomic Energy Program of the United States
- Author
- Dean, Gordon
- Book Condition
- Used - fair to good, ex-lib., fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd, Enlarged Edition. Second Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Atomic Energy Comm., Atomic Energy, Manhattan Project, Atomic Bomb, Uranium, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Isotopes, Medicine, Security
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