About this Book
A unique, limited edition catalog of scholarly materials and publication holdings related to the history of atomic energy at the esteemed Oregon State University Kerr Library Special Collections, signed by two Chemistry Nobel laureates Linus Pauling and Glenn Seaborg.
Publisher- James Cummins Bookseller, New York, 1999. Tall 8vo, quarter blue morocco binding in slipcase.
One out of 26 lettered copies, this unique book is SIGNED by Nobel Prize Winners LINUS PAULING and GLENN SEABORG on the limitation page. Foreword by Linus C. Pauling; Preface by Glenn T. Seaborg. Sections include Early Physics; Manhattan Project through Bombings; International Control; Atomic Espionage; Military Aspects; Civil Defense; The History of Nuclear Testing; Civilian Atomic Energy; Biographies; Fiction, Poetry, Drama, etc.
The History of Atomic Energy Collection, containing more than 3,000 items, is a valuable resource for research on the development of nuclear technologies in the twentieth century. Highlights of the collection include the first published account of the discovery of radioactivity in 1896 by Nobel Prize winning physicist Henri Becquerel, writings on the Manhattan Project, materials concerning the congressional hearings of J. Robert Oppenheimer, scientific, political, and cultural history of the atomic age and formerly classified government reports. Beyond the collection, OSU’s College of Engineering continues to be active in nuclear science research.
PROVENANCE– Collection of one of the two authors, Leif Laudamus.
Bibliographic Details
Title: The History of Atomic Energy Collection at Oregon State University
Publisher: James Cummins Bookseller, New York
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine, Excellent
Edition: Limited
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