Weapons in Space
by Long, Franklin A., Hafner, Donald, and Boutwell, Jeffrey, eds
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393019896
- ISBN 13
- 9780393019896
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1986. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. [4], 386, [2] pages. Glossary of Acronyms. Tables. Figures. Endnotes. Contributors. Index. DJ has some edge wear, tears, chips, and soiling. Franklin Asbury Long (July 27, 1910 - February 8, 1999) was an American chemist notable for his activities in arms reduction as well as for his research in reaction mechanisms of organic molecules in solutions. Long served on the President's Science Advisory Committee for Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He also was assistant director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, chairman of the chemistry department at Cornell University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a recipient of Dongbaeg Medal, the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award from the American Chemical Society, a member and vice president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also was in charge of the Cornell University's program on science, technology and society. The contributors included: Herbert York, Alexander Flax, Hans Bethe, Gerold Yonas, Richard Garwin, Charles Zraker, Paul Stares, Ashton Carter, Abram Chayes, Eliot Spitzer, George Rathjens, Christoph Bertram, Jack Ruina, and the editors. Among the topics addressed are: Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, Ballistic Missile Defense, Strategic Defense Initiative, Military Space Programs, Anti-Satellite Weapons, ASAT, BMD, Space Weapons,
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- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74948
- Title
- Weapons in Space
- Author
- Long, Franklin A., Hafner, Donald, and Boutwell, Jeffrey, eds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0393019896
- ISBN 13
- 9780393019896
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- LCCN
- 85028549
- Keywords
- Hans Bethe, Richard Garwin, Gerold Yonas, Herbert York, George Rathjens, Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, Anti-Satellite, Space Weapons, SDI, Ashton Carter, Ballistic Missile Defense, Anti-Satellite, ASAT, BMF, Strategic Defense
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