The Making of the Atomic Age

by Alwyn McKay

Much has been written on the work that went into the Much has been written on the work that went into the creation of the first atomic bomb, but little is known about this nuclear revolution. Alwyn McKay's excellent short study of nuclear fission fills in those gaps in our knowledge by tracing the scientific fascination with atoms from the beginning of this century through to our present, dangerous times.

166 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 1984