Stephen M. Younger
Auteur de The Bomb: A New History
A propos de l'auteur
Stephen M. Younger is a senior policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He recently retired as a senior fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he was in charge of nuclear weapons research and development. From 2001 to 2004, he was director of the Defense afficher plus Threat Reduction Agency at the U.S. Department of Defense. He lives in Las Vegas. afficher moins
Œuvres de Stephen M. Younger
Endangered Species: How We Can Avoid Mass Destruction and Build a Lasting Peace (2007) 11 exemplaires
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- Sexe
- male
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Silver State Dreadnought: The Remarkable Story of… par Stephen M. Younger
The author abstained from glorifying his subject, the battleship Nevada and instead delivers a very objective, chronologically detailed account of the famous silver state battleship. Very recommendable.
First hand account of nuclear weapons with very good pix
A very direct, informative introduction to the physics and engineering needed to understand nuclear weapons policy.
While the author leans just a little too hard into the theme of the "happy ship," there is no denying that USS "Nevada" was something special and that this is a very good history of this vessel. One thing I particularly appreciated is that close attention to literal nuts & bolts details, as Younger explores what it took to keep a capital ship running when it was past its technological prime. There is also something of a more astringent tone when Younger examines Operation "Crossroads," the nuclear bomb tests that failed to put "Nevada" down for the count; Younger being very critical of disregard of safety protocols for the men dealing with the aftermath of "Alpha" and "Baker."… (plus d'informations)
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 97
- Popularité
- #194,532
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 9