Atomic Rivals
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ISBN: 0813515181 / Publisher: Rutgers University Press, April 1990
Political and diplomatic history, as seen from a French vantage point through the eyes of a participant who, as it happens, also writes with exceptional verve and candor. Bertrand Goldschmidt, as a young chemist, began his career as an assistant to Marie Curie, and was briefly associated with the project which produced the American atomic bomb. As a scientist he never achieved the eminence of such American counterparts as (say) Glenn Seaborg (who wrote the foreword to the book, translated from the French edition of unstated recent date), but as a participant in the formation of French and international nuclear policy he was a major player. A fascinating work, which casts fresh light on a rich assortment of issues and personalities. Photos. (NW) Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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