The Curve of Binding Energy

The Curve of Binding Energy
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780374708610
ISBN-13 : 0374708614
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Book Synopsis The Curve of Binding Energy by : John McPhee

Download or read book The Curve of Binding Energy written by John McPhee and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear institutions with Taylor and shows us how close we are to terrorist attacks employing homemade nuclear weaponry.


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