Fallout by Peter Watson
This scintillating narrative of spies and science shows how the atomic bomb was the unnecessary product of mistrust and deceit between America and Britain--resulting in a threat of nuclear war that still haunts us today.
'A story of duplicitous players, sinister decisions and regrettable outcomesMeticulous... a page-turning read... informative and balanced in their attention to diplomacy, science and biography.' -- Sarah Robey * Nature *
'He writes about quantum physics and scientific developments in an accessible way that even the uninitiated will appreciate.' * Publishers Weekly *
'He writes about quantum physics and scientific developments in an accessible way that even the uninitiated will appreciate.' * Publishers Weekly *
Peter Watson is a journalist, television presenter and historian of ideas. He was a senior editor of the Sunday Times, New York correspondent of The Times and a columnist for the Observer. He has written for multiple publications, including the New York Times and Spectator. His books, which have been translated into more than 25 languages, include Ideas: A History from Fire to Freud, The German Genius, The French Mind and Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781471164484 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471164489 |
| Title | Fallout |
| Author | Peter Watson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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