Test of greatness : Britain's struggle for the atom bomb /
Cathcart, Brian.
Test of greatness : Britain's struggle for the atom bomb / - London : Murray, 1994. - xv, 301 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 289-291.
Drawing on newly declassifed documents and the recollections of those who took part, this book illuminates the effort made to make Britain a nuclear power in the post-war period. It ranges over politics, diplomacy, espionage and science and tells the story of the scientist William Penney.
0719552257 9780719552250 : £19.99
95149140
Atomic bomb--History.--Great Britain
Atomic bomb--History.
Nuclear weapons Development Great Britain
355.0217
Test of greatness : Britain's struggle for the atom bomb / - London : Murray, 1994. - xv, 301 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 289-291.
Drawing on newly declassifed documents and the recollections of those who took part, this book illuminates the effort made to make Britain a nuclear power in the post-war period. It ranges over politics, diplomacy, espionage and science and tells the story of the scientist William Penney.
0719552257 9780719552250 : £19.99
95149140
Atomic bomb--History.--Great Britain
Atomic bomb--History.
Nuclear weapons Development Great Britain
355.0217