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A Bridge between Conceptual FrameworksOn the History and Technology of the Atomic Bomb. The Commitment of the Scientists

A Bridge between Conceptual Frameworks: On the History and Technology of the Atomic Bomb. The... [The development of the atomic bomb in the first half of the twentieth century marked a turning point in the history of nuclear science because it revealed the close relationships that exist among science, technology and society. In this paper the main discoveries that led to the scientific and technological development of the atomic bomb are presented together with the commitment of scientists who tried to avoid possible harmful uses of the results of their researches.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Bridge between Conceptual FrameworksOn the History and Technology of the Atomic Bomb. The Commitment of the Scientists

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science Book Series (volume 27)
Editors: Pisano, Raffaele
Cioci, Vincenzo
Springer Journals — Jul 1, 2015
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
ISBN
978-94-017-9644-6
Pages
113 –133
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-9645-3_7
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Abstract

[The development of the atomic bomb in the first half of the twentieth century marked a turning point in the history of nuclear science because it revealed the close relationships that exist among science, technology and society. In this paper the main discoveries that led to the scientific and technological development of the atomic bomb are presented together with the commitment of scientists who tried to avoid possible harmful uses of the results of their researches.]

Published: Jul 1, 2015

Keywords: Atomic bomb; Soddy; Szilard; Rasetti; Oppenheimer; Commitment of the scientists

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