15. Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Music and Literary Criticism. 1912-1989.
Cultural and artistic interpretations of the nuclear era are held in this final series of the History of Atomic Energy Collection.
180 items
(Page: 101 - 181)
2845.
KYTLE, RAY. Meltdown. 184 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. New York: David McKay. 1976. PS3561.Y8 M45 1976
FIRST EDITION. A novel of a nuclear reactor accident in New England, noteworthy for its attention to scientific detail. Not in Brians.
FIRST EDITION. A novel of a nuclear reactor accident in New England, noteworthy for its attention to scientific detail. Not in Brians.
2846.
LAIDLAW, MARC. Dad's Nuke. 255 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. New York: Donald I. Fine. 1985. PS3562.A333 D3 1985
FIRST EDITION. A satirical futuristic novel of nuclear catastrophe.
FIRST EDITION. A satirical futuristic novel of nuclear catastrophe.
2847.
LANCASTER, GRAHAM. The Nuclear Letters. 233 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Atheneum. 1979. PR6062.A486 T54 1979
A novel of stolen plutonium and nuclear blackmail.
A novel of stolen plutonium and nuclear blackmail.
2848.
LANCASTER, GRAHAM. The Nuclear Letters. 207 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. London: Magnum Books. 1980. PR6062.A486 T54 1980
2849.
LAXNESS, HALLDOR. The Atom Station. Translated by Magnus Magnusson. 157 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. London: Brown,
Watson. 1961.
"An American offer to buy land for an atomic war base in Iceland provokes a storm of protest throughout the country." Translated from Icelandic (original edition in 1948). The Author was a Nobel Prize winner for literature.
"An American offer to buy land for an atomic war base in Iceland provokes a storm of protest throughout the country." Translated from Icelandic (original edition in 1948). The Author was a Nobel Prize winner for literature.
2850.
LEIBER, FRITZ. Gather, Darkness. 174 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. New York: Berkley. 1962. PS3523.E4583 G38 1962
Brians, pp. 243-244. SIGNED BY LEIBER.
Brians, pp. 243-244. SIGNED BY LEIBER.
2851.
LORETZ, JOHN. A Quest That Redefined the World. Book Review of The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. IN: PSR Reports, Volume IX, Number 3, p. 3. 2 leaves. 8 pages. Unbound. Washington,
D.C.: Physicians for Social Responsibility. Summer 1988.
2852.
LYNDE, FRANCIS. The Inert Atom. Complete novel IN: Twice-A- Month. The Popular Magazine, Volume XXXVI, Number 3,
pp. 1-71. 224 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Street & Smith. April 23, 1915.
FIRST APPEARANCE of this early novel, in which the secret of harnessing the power of the atom is stolen with near dire consequences. Never issued in book form. Not in Brians.
FIRST APPEARANCE of this early novel, in which the secret of harnessing the power of the atom is stolen with near dire consequences. Never issued in book form. Not in Brians.
2853.
(MACCOLL, EWAN). Theatre Workshop. Uran 235. Original playbill for the play. Text in Swedish. 8 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers.
(Stockholm). 1951.
2854.
MACCOLL, EWAN. Uranium 235. A Documentary Play in Eleven Episodes. 32 pages. 8vo, self-wrappers. Stockholm: Sturetryckeriet
AB. 1951.
2855.
MADDEN, BOB. Nuclear Missiles and a Justification for a Crazy Life. 164 pages. 8vo, printed and blind-embossed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Pontiac, Michigan:
Bob Madden. 1982. PS3563.A332 N8 1982
A three-act play advocating nuclear disarmament. The Author was a physician and chemist with Dupont, and co-chief of the biochemistry division during the Bikini atomic tests.
A three-act play advocating nuclear disarmament. The Author was a physician and chemist with Dupont, and co-chief of the biochemistry division during the Bikini atomic tests.
2856.
MADLE, ROBERT A. & SAM MOSKOWITZ. "Did Science Fiction Predict Atomic Energy?" Special Article. IN: Science Fiction Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 1, pp. 81-88. 130
pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Holyoke, Mass.: Columbia Publications. November 1952.
2857.
MASTERS, DEXTER. The Accident. 406 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. New York: Knopf. 1955. PZ3.M39379 A2 1955
Outstanding novel based on the true story of the death of Louis Slotin in a radiation accident at Los Alamos in 1946.
Outstanding novel based on the true story of the death of Louis Slotin in a radiation accident at Los Alamos in 1946.
2858.
MAYHAR, ARDATH. The World Ends in Hickory Hollow. 182 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Garden City: Doubleday. 1985. PS3563.A962 W6 1985
Novel of survival in a remote East-Texas town after a nuclear war.
Novel of survival in a remote East-Texas town after a nuclear war.
2859.
MCMAHON, THOMAS. Principles of American Nuclear Chemistry: A Novel. 246 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. Boston: Little, Brown. 1970. PS3563.A3188 P75 1970
Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by McMahon. "The novel captures the special excitement-intellectual, sexual, emotional-which surrounded the Los Alamos laboratories in 1943-1945." -dust jacket blurb.
Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by McMahon. "The novel captures the special excitement-intellectual, sexual, emotional-which surrounded the Los Alamos laboratories in 1943-1945." -dust jacket blurb.
2860.
MERRIL, JUDITH. Shadow on the Hearth. 277 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Garden City: Doubleday. 1950. PS3525.E643 S53 1950
Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by Merril. The Author's first book. "A specifically 'woman's view' of the danger of nuclear war." -Brians, p. 259. A television version, titled "Atomic Attack" was produced by ABC in 1954.
Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by Merril. The Author's first book. "A specifically 'woman's view' of the danger of nuclear war." -Brians, p. 259. A television version, titled "Atomic Attack" was produced by ABC in 1954.
2861.
MERTON, THOMAS. Original Child Bomb. Points for Meditation to be Scratched on the Walls of a Cave. 11 leaves. Drawings
by Emil Antonucci. 4to, decorative boards. FIRST EDITION. N.p.: New Directions. 1962. D790 .M43
This poem in blank verse offers "a series of terse and sardonic observations on America's development and use of the atomic bomb in World War II." -Boyer, 354.
This poem in blank verse offers "a series of terse and sardonic observations on America's development and use of the atomic bomb in World War II." -Boyer, 354.
2862.
THE MIGHTY ATOM. Starring Reddy Kilowatt. The Story of Electricity from Amber to Atoms. Color illustrated
comic book. 16 leaves. 4to, color pictorial wrappers. New York: Reddy Kilowatt. 1959.
An utopic vision of the future of atomic energy, "based on cartoon TECHNICOLOR motion picture, 'The Mighty Atom.'"
An utopic vision of the future of atomic energy, "based on cartoon TECHNICOLOR motion picture, 'The Mighty Atom.'"
2863.
MILLER, WALTER M., JR. A Canticle for Leibowitz. 320 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1960. PS3563.I495 C3
A cult classic. "Three related stories of a post-nuclear war future. . . One of the best written, most thoughtful explorations of the theme." -Brians, p. 261.
A cult classic. "Three related stories of a post-nuclear war future. . . One of the best written, most thoughtful explorations of the theme." -Brians, p. 261.
2864.
MILLER, WALTER M., JR. A Canticle for Leibowitz. 320 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1959.
2865.
MILLET, MARTHA, Editor. The Rosenbergs. Poems of the United States. 38 unnumbered leaves. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST
EDITION. New York: Sierra Press. 1957. PS595.H5 M48 1957
Anthology of poems inspired by the Rosenberg execution. Includes "The Rosenbergs" by W.E.B. DuBois.
Anthology of poems inspired by the Rosenberg execution. Includes "The Rosenbergs" by W.E.B. DuBois.
2866.
MORRIS, EDITA. The Flowers of Hiroshima. 187 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Viking. 1959. PR6063.O77 F5 1959
Outstanding novel set in post World War II Hiroshima. The Author and her husband founded a rest house in Hiroshima for the survivors of the atomic bomb. Brians, p. 266.
Outstanding novel set in post World War II Hiroshima. The Author and her husband founded a rest house in Hiroshima for the survivors of the atomic bomb. Brians, p. 266.
2867.
MORRIS, EDITA. The Flowers of Hiroshima. 187 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Marzani &
Munsell. 1960. PS3525.O743 F58 1960
2868.
MORRIS, EDITA. The Seeds of Hiroshima. 118 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Braziller. 1965. PS3525.O7376 S44
Sequel to The Flowers of Hiroshima. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO JOHN HERSEY. Brians, pp. 266-267.
Sequel to The Flowers of Hiroshima. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO JOHN HERSEY. Brians, pp. 266-267.
2869.
MORRIS, EDITA. The Seeds of Hiroshima. 110 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. London: MacGibbon & Kee. 1965. PS3525.O743 S441 1965
FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by Morris.
FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by Morris.
2870.
MORROW, JAMES. This is the Way the World Ends. 319 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Holt. 1986. PS3563.O876 T5 1986
Signed by Morrow. A surrealistic novel of World War III.
Signed by Morrow. A surrealistic novel of World War III.
2871.
MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE: In the Heart of an Atomic Testing Area It Takes Only 10 Seconds to Turn a Human Into
the. . . . Complete set of 8 color lobby cards for the movie, starring Ron Randell,
Debra Paget, and Elaine Stewart. Each about 11 x 14 inches. N.p.: Columbia Pictures. 1961.
2872.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ART MUSEUM. The Shadow of the Bomb. Essay by Sally Yard. 8 leaves. Illustrated. 4to, printed wrappers. South Hadley:
MHCAM. 1984. N6512 .Y38 1984
Catalogue of an exhibition of art relating to nuclear weapons.
Catalogue of an exhibition of art relating to nuclear weapons.
2873.
MUSIAL, JOE. "Dagwood Splits the Atom." IN: Popular Science Monthly, pp. 146-149. 304 pages. Illustrated. 4to, pictorial
wrappers. New York: PSM. September 1948.
The original prototype for the greatly expanded comic book of the following year.
The original prototype for the greatly expanded comic book of the following year.
2874.
MUSIAL, JOE. Dagwood Splits the Atom! Prepared with the Scientific Advice of Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves (Ret.), Dr. John
R. Dunning, Dr. Louis M. Heil, Color Illustrated comic book. 32 pages. 4to, pictorial
wrappers. Boston: Record American Sunday Advertiser. 1949. QC173.16 .M87 1949
This was a free handout for visitors to the General Electric concession at the "Man and the Atom" exhibit in New York's Central park during the Summer of 1948. See Boyer, pp. 296-297.
This was a free handout for visitors to the General Electric concession at the "Man and the Atom" exhibit in New York's Central park during the Summer of 1948. See Boyer, pp. 296-297.
2875.
NAKAZAWA, KEIJI. Barefoot Gen (Hadashi No Gen). A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima. Translated by Project Gen. 284 pages.
Comic-strip illustrations throughout. 8vo, wrappers with publisher's advance release
sticker. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Philadelphia: New Society Publishers. 1987. PN6790.J33 N33 1987
Hadashi no Gen was first serialized in 1972-1973 in Shukan Shonen Jampu.
Hadashi no Gen was first serialized in 1972-1973 in Shukan Shonen Jampu.
2876.
NICOLSON, HAROLD. Public Faces. 315 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1933. PR6027.I4 P83 1933
"The earliest atomic muscular disarmament novel," in which "the British impose universal disarmament through their monopoly of atomic bombs delivered by rockets strongly resembling cruise missiles." -Brians, pp. 6 & 271-272.
"The earliest atomic muscular disarmament novel," in which "the British impose universal disarmament through their monopoly of atomic bombs delivered by rockets strongly resembling cruise missiles." -Brians, pp. 6 & 271-272.
2877.
NOYES, PIERREPONT B. Gentlemen: You are Mad! Introduction by Bernard M. Baruch. 79 pages. 4to, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION
THUS. New York: Baxter Freres. 1946. PS3527.O95 G4 1946
First published in 1927 under the title The Pallid Giant. "Explorers discover an account of the destruction of an earlier civilization through an atomic weapon called "Klepton-Holorif." -Brians, p. 274. The Author is the son of John Noyes, founder of the famous Oneida Community. With a mimeographed curriculum vitae of the Author laid-in.
First published in 1927 under the title The Pallid Giant. "Explorers discover an account of the destruction of an earlier civilization through an atomic weapon called "Klepton-Holorif." -Brians, p. 274. The Author is the son of John Noyes, founder of the famous Oneida Community. With a mimeographed curriculum vitae of the Author laid-in.
2878.
O'BRIEN, TIM. The Nuclear Age. 312 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Knopf. 1985. PS3565.B75 N8 1985
Reviewed in Dowling, p. 191.
Reviewed in Dowling, p. 191.
2879.
O'HEFFERNAN, PATRICK, AMORY B. LOVINS & HUNTER LOVINS. The First Nuclear World War. 444 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Morrow. 1983. U263 .O36 1983
"A nonfiction study of the danger of the proliferation of nuclear weapon-making ability in the Third World, including an elaborately developed fictional scenario in the first three chapters." -Brians, p. 275.
"A nonfiction study of the danger of the proliferation of nuclear weapon-making ability in the Third World, including an elaborately developed fictional scenario in the first three chapters." -Brians, p. 275.
2880.
POHL, FREDERICK. Chernobyl. A Novel. 355 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York: Bantam. 1987. PS3566.O36 C54 1987
Uncorrected page proofs, pre-publication review copy.
Uncorrected page proofs, pre-publication review copy.
2881.
PREUSS, PAUL. Broken Symmetries. 335 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Timescape. 1983. PS3566.R416 B7 1983
A novel of intrigue at a high-energy physics weapons research laboratory in Hawaii.
A novel of intrigue at a high-energy physics weapons research laboratory in Hawaii.
2882.
PREVIEW OF THE WAR WE DO NOT WANT. Russia's Defeat and Occupation 1952-1960. 130 pages. Illustrated. Folio, pictorial wrappers. New York: Collier's. October 27, 1951.
"This special issue was devoted entirely to the depiction of a war with the USSR which results in the destruction of Russian communism and that nation's joyful adoption of the American way of life. Despite its hypocritical title, this is the ultimate cold war fantasy. . . ." -Brians, p. 161. For a critique and detailed breakdown of the contents, see Brians, pp. 16, 32, 34, 63 & 161-164. Comprises Collier's, Volume 128, No. 17.
"This special issue was devoted entirely to the depiction of a war with the USSR which results in the destruction of Russian communism and that nation's joyful adoption of the American way of life. Despite its hypocritical title, this is the ultimate cold war fantasy. . . ." -Brians, p. 161. For a critique and detailed breakdown of the contents, see Brians, pp. 16, 32, 34, 63 & 161-164. Comprises Collier's, Volume 128, No. 17.
2883.
RICHARDS, MILTON. The Valdmere Mystery or the Atomic Ray. 246 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. Akron: Saalfield. 1929. PS3535.I188514 V34 1929
A juvenile adventure novel.
A juvenile adventure novel.
2884.
RIDENOUR, LOUIS NICOT. "Pilot Lights of the Apocalypse." A Playlet in One Act. IN: Fortune, January 1946. 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York:
Fortune. January 1946.
Brians, pp. 287-288.
Brians, pp. 287-288.
2885.
RIORDAN, MICHAEL. Nuclear Paradox. Book Review of The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. IN: Technology Review, Volume 91, Number 4, 65-66pp. 72 pages. Illustrated. Cambridge:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. May/June 1988.
2886.
RITNER, PETER. Red Carpet for the Shah. 223 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Morrow. 1975. PS3568.I82 R41 1975
"Uncorrected Advance Proofs." A novel of high international intrigue, centered on an act of nuclear blackmail by the Shah of Iran.
"Uncorrected Advance Proofs." A novel of high international intrigue, centered on an act of nuclear blackmail by the Shah of Iran.
2887.
ROSHWALD, MORDECAI. Level 7. 186 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1959. PS3568.O84154 F76 1959
"The diary of a button-pusher sealed four thousand feet underground at the bottom of a seven-level shelter complex" after a nuclear war. Brians, p. 293.
"The diary of a button-pusher sealed four thousand feet underground at the bottom of a seven-level shelter complex" after a nuclear war. Brians, p. 293.
2888.
ROSHWALD, MORDECAI. Level 7. 143 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Signet Books. 1961.
2889.
SCORTIA, THOMAS N. & FRANK M. ROBINSON. The Prometheus Crisis. 275 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. New York: Doubleday. 1975. PS3569.C587 T54 1975
Tense novel of a nuclear reactor meltdown, by the authors of the Towering Inferno.
Tense novel of a nuclear reactor meltdown, by the authors of the Towering Inferno.
2890.
SHAPIRO, HAL N. "Civil Defense Chief Condemns Public Apathy" (A Poem). IN: Masses & Mainstream, Vol. 9, No. 1. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York:
Masses & Mainstream. January 1956.
2891.
SHIRAS, WILMAR H. Children of the Atom. 192 pages. 12mo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Avon. 1953. PS3537.H87 C44 1953
A race of super-intelligent children is created by radiation from an atomic explosion. Well written, despite the fantastic plot. Brians, p. 170.
A race of super-intelligent children is created by radiation from an atomic explosion. Well written, despite the fantastic plot. Brians, p. 170.
2892.
SHUTE, NEVIL. On the Beach. 312 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. London: Heinemann. 1957. PR6027.O54 O5 1957
"The best seller in which nuclear war ends all human life. . . still a moving and powerful depiction of the death of the human race." -Brians, p. 304. See also Dowling, pp. 4, 66, 72 & 82.
"The best seller in which nuclear war ends all human life. . . still a moving and powerful depiction of the death of the human race." -Brians, p. 304. See also Dowling, pp. 4, 66, 72 & 82.
2893.
(SHUTE, NEVILLE). "Stanley Kramer's Production of On The Beach." The Biggest Story Of Our Time. Gregory Peck. Ava Gardner. Fred Astaire. Anthony Perkins.
Original color poster for the movie. 41 x 27 inches. N.p.: United Artists Corporation. 1959.
2894.
SIDAR, ALEXANDER, III. The Dorset Disaster. 276 pages. Illustrated with photographs, maps and charts. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION. New York: Stonesong Press. 1980. PS3569.I27 D6
A fictional but highly authentic chronology of a nuclear accident in Dorset, Connecticut. Not in Brians.
A fictional but highly authentic chronology of a nuclear accident in Dorset, Connecticut. Not in Brians.
2895.
SINCLAIR, UPTON. A Giant's Strength. Drama in Three Acts. 52 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. Monrovia: By the Author. 1948. PS3537.I85 G5 1948
"An American family reacts to radio broadcasts of the bombing of Hiroshima and the surrender of Japan, and years later must flee from the impact of an atomic attack on the U.S." -Brians, p. 306. This edition not in Brians.
"An American family reacts to radio broadcasts of the bombing of Hiroshima and the surrender of Japan, and years later must flee from the impact of an atomic attack on the U.S." -Brians, p. 306. This edition not in Brians.
2896.
SINCLAIR, UPTON. The Millenium. A Comedy of the Year 2000. 3 volumes. 64; 64; 60 pages. 16mo, printed wrappers. FIRST
EDITION. Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius. 1924. PS3537.I85 M49 1924
Based on an unpublished play written in 1907. ". . . Tiny radium weapons are carried by guards. The new element radiumite, which produces atomic energy, kills all life on Earth when a mad professor smashes a jar full of it. Only eleven humans who happen to be flying in an airplane survive." -Brians, p. 4. Brians mistakenly calls for only two volumes.
Based on an unpublished play written in 1907. ". . . Tiny radium weapons are carried by guards. The new element radiumite, which produces atomic energy, kills all life on Earth when a mad professor smashes a jar full of it. Only eleven humans who happen to be flying in an airplane survive." -Brians, p. 4. Brians mistakenly calls for only two volumes.
2897.
SMILJANIC, RADOMIR. Avet Cernobilia. Roman. Prva sveska. 35 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Beograd. 1987.
A satirical novel about the Chernobyl disaster, this being the first part ("Prva sveska"), apparently all published to date.
A satirical novel about the Chernobyl disaster, this being the first part ("Prva sveska"), apparently all published to date.
2898.
SMITH, MARTIN CRUZ. Stallion Gate. 374 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Ballantine
Books. 1987. PS3569.M5377 S7 1987
An historical novel about Los Alamos and the Trinity test, by the author of Gorky Park.
An historical novel about Los Alamos and the Trinity test, by the author of Gorky Park.
2899.
SNOW, C.P. The New Men. 311 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Scribner's. 1955. PR6037.N58 N4 1955
A novel of the British atomic bomb project during World War II. Brians, p. 311.
A novel of the British atomic bomb project during World War II. Brians, p. 311.
2900.
SNOW, C.P. The Search. 343 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Scribner's. 1958. PR6037.N58 S4
Excellent novel about atomic physicists in pre-war England.
Excellent novel about atomic physicists in pre-war England.
2901.
STRIEBER, WHITLEY & JAMES W. KUNETKA. Warday and the Journey Onward. 374 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Holt, Rinehart. 1984. PS3569.T6955 W3 1984
"Despite its unremarkable style, its rudimentary plot, its political improbabilities and its shallow characters, this is by far the most thoroughly researched of all the attempts to depict nuclear war realistically." -Brians, pp. 317-319.
"Despite its unremarkable style, its rudimentary plot, its political improbabilities and its shallow characters, this is by far the most thoroughly researched of all the attempts to depict nuclear war realistically." -Brians, pp. 317-319.
2902.
STURGEON, THEODORE. "August Sixth 1945." IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXXVI, No. 5, pp. 176-178. 178 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Street & Smith. December 1945.
"The first published fictional response to the bombing of Hiroshima." -Brians, p. 319. This issue also reprints an extensive excerpt from the "Smyth report." (Not in Coleman).
"The first published fictional response to the bombing of Hiroshima." -Brians, p. 319. This issue also reprints an extensive excerpt from the "Smyth report." (Not in Coleman).
2903.
SZILARD, LEO. The Voice of the Dolphins and Other Stories. 122 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1961. PS3569.Z563 V6
Includes "Grand Central Terminal." See Brians, pp. 321-322.
Includes "Grand Central Terminal." See Brians, pp. 321-322.
2904.
TEGELER, PHILIP DEAN. "The Amazing Half-Life of Atomic Science Writing." IN: American Book Collector, Volume 4, Number 4, New Series pp. 12-21. 72 pages Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: American Book Collector. July/August 1983.
2905.
TRAIN, ARTHUR. The Man Who Rocked the Earth. 228 pages. Frontispiece by Walter L. Greene. 8vo, pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION.
Garden City: Doubleday. 1915. PS3539.R23 T73 1915
The first novel based on the release of energy by breaking down uranium. Brians, p. 326.
The first novel based on the release of energy by breaking down uranium. Brians, p. 326.
2906.
TUCKER, WILSON. The Year of the Quiet Sun. 252 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST ACE PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: ACE. 1970. PS3539.U324 Y4 1970
2907.
VONNEGUT, KURT, Jr. Cat's Cradle. 233 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. (Brians, p. 333). New York: Holt,
Rinehart. 1963. PS3572.O5 C3
2908.
VONNEGUT, KURT, JR. Fates Worse Than Death. 16 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Nottingham: Bertrand Russell Peace
Foundation. 1982. JX1974.7 .V66 1982
Text of a lecture on nuclear war at St. John the Divine, NYC, 23 May 1982.
Text of a lecture on nuclear war at St. John the Divine, NYC, 23 May 1982.
2909.
WATERS, FRANK. The Woman at Otowi Crossing. A Novel. 300 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Dencer: Alan Swallow. 1966. PS3545.A82 W6
Excellent novel based on the myth that had grown up surrounding the life at Los alamos of Edith Warner. For a factual account of Warner, see entry under Peggy Pond Church. This copy is signed by Waters.
Excellent novel based on the myth that had grown up surrounding the life at Los alamos of Edith Warner. For a factual account of Warner, see entry under Peggy Pond Church. This copy is signed by Waters.
2910.
WAY, PETER. Icarus. A Novel of Nuclear Sabotage. 258 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
New York: Coward, McCann. 1980. PR6073.A93 I23 1980
2911.
WELLS, H.G. The World Set Free. A Story of Mankind. 286 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. London: Macmillan. 1914. PR5774 .W62 1914b
One of the first novels depicting an atomic war, and the first to discuss hydrogen bombs. For an account of the influence of this book on Leo Szilard, see Rhodes, p. 24. Brians, p. 335.
One of the first novels depicting an atomic war, and the first to discuss hydrogen bombs. For an account of the influence of this book on Leo Szilard, see Rhodes, p. 24. Brians, p. 335.
2912.
WELLS, H.G. The World Set Free. A Story of Mankind. 308 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Dutton. 1914. PR5774 .W62
2913.
WESTON, SUSAN B. Children of the Light. 262 pages. 12mo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: St. Martin's
Press. 1987. PS3573.E9243 C4 1987
A better-than-average postholocaust novel.
A better-than-average postholocaust novel.
2914.
WIDENER, DON. N.U.K.E.E. 218 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Hawthorn. 1974. PS3573.I27 N85 1974
A serio-comic novel of disaster at a mammoth computer- controlled breeder reactor. Not in Brians.
A serio-comic novel of disaster at a mammoth computer- controlled breeder reactor. Not in Brians.
2915.
WILLANS, GEOFFREY & RONALD SEARLE. Whizz for Atomms. A guide to survival in the 20th century for felow pupils, their doting maters, pompous
paters and any others who are interested. Illustrations by Searle. 104 pages. 8vo,
cloth. FIRST EDITION. London: Max Parrish. 1956. PR6045.I39 W5 1956
2916.
WILLANS, GEOFFREY & RONALD SEARLE. Molesworth's Guide to the Atommic Age. Illustrations by Searle. 104 pages. 8vo, cloth. New York: Vanguard. 1956. PR6045.I39 W5 1956
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Whizz for Atomms.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Whizz for Atomms.
2917.
WILLIAMS, ROBERT MOORE. The Day They H-Bombed Los Angeles. 128 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Ace Books. 1961. PS3545.I53455 D38 1961
Brians, pp. 338-339. A paperback original.
Brians, pp. 338-339. A paperback original.
2918.
WILSON, MITCHELL. Live With Lightning. A Novel. 404 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Boston: Little, Brown. 1949. PS3545.I6362 L58 1949
"An unusually intelligent and sensitive novel depicting the career of a young nuclear physicist. . . involved in secret atomic research as part of the Manhattan Project." -Brians, p. 341.
"An unusually intelligent and sensitive novel depicting the career of a young nuclear physicist. . . involved in secret atomic research as part of the Manhattan Project." -Brians, p. 341.
2919.
WRIGHT, S. FOWLER. Power. 381 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. London: Jarrolds. [1933]. PZ3.W937 P69 1933
A young politician finds himself in possession of an atomic weapon and assumes the role of dictator of the country.
A young politician finds himself in possession of an atomic weapon and assumes the role of dictator of the country.
2920.
WYLIE, PHILIP. "The Answer." IN: Saturday Evening Post, May 7, 1955. Illustrated. Folio, pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia:
Curtis Pub. Co. 1955.
FIRST APPEARANCE, published here with testimonials by Bernard Baruch, Milton Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Vincent Peale, and Carl Sandburg. Brians, p. 344.
FIRST APPEARANCE, published here with testimonials by Bernard Baruch, Milton Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Vincent Peale, and Carl Sandburg. Brians, p. 344.
2921.
WYLIE, PHILIP. The Smuggled Atom Bomb. 126 pages. 12mo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Avon. 1951. PZ2001.W982 S6 1951
2922.
WYLIE, PHILIP. Three to be Read. Containing the "Smuggled Atom Bomb," "Sporting Blood" and "Experiment in Crime."
312 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Rinehart. 1951. PS3545.Y46 T46
First book appearance of "The Smuggled Atom Bomb." Brians, p. 345.
First book appearance of "The Smuggled Atom Bomb." Brians, p. 345.
2923.
WYLIE, PHILIP. Tomorrow! 372 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Rinehart. 1954. PS3545.Y46 T6
"Contrasts two towns: one with good civil defense preparations, the other with poor ones, but the fate of both is so awful that the lesson being proffered is somewhat muted...A one-hour radio dramatization narrated by Orson Welles was broadcast October 17, 1956." -Brians, p. 346.
"Contrasts two towns: one with good civil defense preparations, the other with poor ones, but the fate of both is so awful that the lesson being proffered is somewhat muted...A one-hour radio dramatization narrated by Orson Welles was broadcast October 17, 1956." -Brians, p. 346.
2924.
WYLIE, PHILIP. Tomorrow! A Novel of America Under Atomic Attack. 288 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York:
Popular Library. 1956. PS3545.Y46 T6 1956
Brians, p. 345.
Brians, p. 345.
2925.
ZIEMANN, HANS HEINRICH. The Accident. 327 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: St. Martin's
Press. 1979. PT2688.I367 A33 1979
Revised translation by Joachim Neugroschel of Die Explosion. Novel of a nuclear reactor accident in West Germany. See Brians, p. 370.
Revised translation by Joachim Neugroschel of Die Explosion. Novel of a nuclear reactor accident in West Germany. See Brians, p. 370.
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