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Atomic Bill a journalist's dangerous ambition in the shadow of the bomb

Title
Atomic Bill [electronic resource] : a journalist's dangerous ambition in the shadow of the bomb / Vincent Kiernan.
Author
Kiernan, Vincent.
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 303 pages) : illustrations.
Summary
"An examination of the work of the New York Times reporter William L. Laurence in covering the Manhattan Project, development of the hydrogen bomb, and the early years of atomic weaponry"--
Uniform Title
Atomic Bill (Online)
Alternative Title
Atomic Bill (Online)
Subject
  • Laurence, William L., 1888-1977
  • Manhattan Project (U.S.) > Press coverage > United States
  • New York times
  • Science journalism > Moral and ethical aspects > History > United States > 20th century
  • Science news > Moral and ethical aspects > History > United States > 20th century
  • Journalists > New York (State) > New York > Biography
  • Nuclear weapons information, American > History > 20th century
  • Journalists > Professional ethics > New York (State) > New York
  • Atomic bomb > United States > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : A Moth to the Flame -- The Second Coming of Prometheus -- On the Army's Payroll -- Magnetic Current -- Atomland-on-Mars -- Trinity, Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Aftermath -- Atomic Plagiarism in the South Pacific -- Reporter Grade 8 -- The Elixir of Life -- The Hell Bomb -- Atomic Dialogue -- The U-Bomb -- King Laurence -- Peace Through Understanding.
LCCN
2022009164
OCLC
ssj0002707162
Author
Kiernan, Vincent.
Title
Atomic Bill [electronic resource] : a journalist's dangerous ambition in the shadow of the bomb / Vincent Kiernan.
Imprint
Ithaca [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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