Megawatts and megatons : a turning point in the nuclear age? / Richard L. Garwin & Georges Charpak.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.Description: xvi, 412 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0375403949 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC792 .C4713 2001
Contents:
All energy stems from the same source -- The nuclear chain reaction -- Nuclear weapons -- Natural radiation and living things -- The civilian use of nuclear energy -- A glimpse of the future of nuclear power -- Safety, nuclear accidents, and industrial hazards -- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- Comparing hazards of nuclear power and other energy -- Making best use of scientists -- From arms race to arms control -- Current nuclear threats to security -- Can we rid the world of nuclear weapons? -- A turning point in the nuclear age?
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Author's names on t.p. of translation reversed from original.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

All energy stems from the same source -- The nuclear chain reaction -- Nuclear weapons -- Natural radiation and living things -- The civilian use of nuclear energy -- A glimpse of the future of nuclear power -- Safety, nuclear accidents, and industrial hazards -- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- Comparing hazards of nuclear power and other energy -- Making best use of scientists -- From arms race to arms control -- Current nuclear threats to security -- Can we rid the world of nuclear weapons? -- A turning point in the nuclear age?

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