UID:
almahu_9949597656102882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations, maps
ISBN:
9780801465833 (ebook) :
Content:
Inspired by President Dwight D. Eisenhower's 'Atoms for Peace' speech, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California's Radiation Laboratory began in 1957 a program they called Plowshare. Joined by like-minded government officials, scientists, and business leaders, champions of 'peaceful nuclear explosions' maintained that they could create new elements and isotopes for general use, build storage facilities for water or fuel, mine ores, increase oil and natural gas production, generate heat for power production, and construct roads, harbours, and canals.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2013.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780801451256
Language:
English
URL:
Cornell scholarship online
