LASERS ACROSS THE CHERRY ORCHARDS: An epic scientificand political coup in Moscow at the height of the Cold War - a nuclear scientist's true story

by Michael John Forrest

The task – to confirm Russian claims of temperatures of 10,000,000 degrees in the Russian Tokamak devise, a prototype of the Nuclear Fusion reactor of the future. The unique true story of a young scientist’s part in pioneering work with lasers that led to dramatic cutting edge scientific research by a British team in Moscow, at the height of the “cold war”. From Harwell, next to the famous cherry orchards to the Laboratory Number Two in Moscow, the home of Soviet nuclear weapon’s development, this book describes a career enlivened by meetings with clandestine contacts and famous people. Experiences in the Army and Government Communication Headquarters, Cheltenham, and the shadowy presence of the K.G.B. contribute to an eclectic mix.

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 22, 2016