The Effects of Nuclear Weapons; Revised Edition
by GLASSTONE, Samuel; Various Authors
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
Original stiff paper covers. (16)730pp Nuclear Bomb Effects Computer in rear packet, with sheet. Index. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾". A near-fine copy now Mylar protected. In order to anticipate the physical damage and personal injuries that would result from a nuclear attack, and thus to encourage emergency responders and public officials to prepare themselves, numerous federal agencies joined together in 1957 to release information about the energy released in a nuclear explosion. An updated report was completed in 1962. Chemist and technical writer Samuel Glasstone (1897 1986) guided both efforts, as well as a third revision (with Philip J. Dolan) that appeared in 1977. This 1962 edition has a pocket at the back for a Nuclear Bomb Effects Computer, a circular slide rule that allowed users to make computations of blast effects, given various combinations of conditions based on data from the book.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 372
- Title
- The Effects of Nuclear Weapons; Revised Edition
- Author
- GLASSTONE, Samuel; Various Authors
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United States Department of Defense, Government printing office
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 730
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science, Physics, Military History
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