The First Nuclear Era
Author | : Alvin M. Weinberg |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781563963582 |
ISBN-13 | : 1563963582 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Download or read book The First Nuclear Era written by Alvin M. Weinberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of a highly influential nuclear engineer and scientist whose work began in the 1940s and continues today. He recounts his education, his role in the Manhattan Project, his stint as director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1955- 73), and his subsequent work with both successful and unsuccessful commercial power reactors. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR