8. Civilian Atomic Energy, Part 1. 1945-1989.
Speculative writings of the post-World War II period in the form of general references, popular writings and miscellaneous items, are all held within this series.
350 items
(Page: 1 - 100)
1139.
ALEXANDER, I.J. Let's Visit the Atoms. Illustrated by James D. Egleson. 55 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION.
New York: Castle Press. 1951. QC173 .A5 1951
1140.
ALLEN, CHALINDER. The Tyranny of Time. An Introduction to Atomic Energy. 275 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
New York: Philosophical Library. 1947. BD638 .A37 1947
1141.
ALONSO-VIGUERA, JOSE M. La aplicacion Pacifica de la Energia Nuclear. 29 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Madrid: Asociacion Electrotecnica
Espanola. Abril 1949.
1142.
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ATOMIC ENERGY. Neutron Irradiated Dime. A 1941 U.S. dime, inset into a circular plastic and aluminum holder, lettered as
above. 7/8 inch in diameter. (New Mexico). circa 1960?.
1143.
ANTHONY, L.J. Sources of Information on Atomic Energy. 245 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 1966. Z5160 .A46 1966
1144.
ANWENDUNG DER ATOMERNEGIE FUER FRIEDLICHE ZWECKE. Ubersetzt von Victor Bredel. 160 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. Leipzig/Jena: Urania. 1956.
FIRST EDITION IN GERMAN, translated from the Russian.
FIRST EDITION IN GERMAN, translated from the Russian.
1145.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY. "The Atlantic Report on the World Today: Atomic Energy." IN: The Atlantic, Volume 184, Number 3. 4to, pictorial wrappers. Boston: Atlantic
Monthly. September 1949.
1146.
THE ATOM. An Easy Guide to the New Atomic Science. Volume I, Number 1. Fall 1945. 32 pages. Folio, pictorial wrappers. Denver: The Atom. 1945.
1147.
THE ATOM. New Source of Energy. A Tide in the Affairs of Men. 4 leaves. Illustrated. 4to, self-wrappers. New York:
McGraw-Hill. October 1945.
An interesting early look at the potential future of atomic energy.
An interesting early look at the potential future of atomic energy.
1148.
ATOMIC ENERGY INSTITUTE FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. October 27, 1956. Proceedings. 54 leaves. Illustrated. Mimeographed typescript, printed
on rectos only. 4to, printed spiral-bound wrappers. (New York City Board of Education). 1956.
1149.
BANKOFF, GEORGE. The Boon of the Atom. 158 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. London: Faber and Faber. 1946. QC173 .B25 1946
1150.
BARNABY, FRANK. Man and the Atom. The Uses of Nuclear Energy. 216 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST
AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Funk and Wagnalls. 1971. QC792 .B37 1971b
1151.
BARR, DONALD. The How and Why Wonder Book of Atomic Energy. Deluxe Edition. 48 pages. Color illustrations by George J. Zaffo. 4to, pictorial
boards. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1961. PZ10.B26 Ho
1152.
BEELER, NELSON F. & FRANLYN M. BRANLEY. Experiments with Atomics. Illustrated by A.W. Revell. 160 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. New York: Crowell. 1954. QC778 .B38 1965
1153.
BELCHEM, R.F.K. A Guide to Nuclear Energy. 77 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. New York: Philosophical Library. 1958. TK9202 .B4 1958
1154.
BERTIN, LEONARD. Atom Harvest. 253 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. London: Secker & Warburg. 1955. HD9698.G72 B4 1955
Account of the growth of the British atomic industry, "in the face of American legislation which excluded her from any fair share in the fruits of their war-time collaboration." -Foreword.
Account of the growth of the British atomic industry, "in the face of American legislation which excluded her from any fair share in the fruits of their war-time collaboration." -Foreword.
1155.
BERTIN, LEONARD. Atom Harvest. A British View of Atomic Energy. 253 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. 1957. HD9698.G72 B4 1957
1156.
BISCHOF, GORGE P. Atoms at Work, A Preview of Science. Drawings by Jere Donovan. 130 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New
York: Harcourt, Brace. 1951. QC25 .B5 1961
1157.
BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. Group of 14 miscellaneous catalogues, plus a few duplicates, from various antiquarian booksellers, each devoted entirely
to atomic physics, the atomic bomb and/or atomic energy. Various sizes and formats.
V.p. v.d..
Includes catalogues from The Printer's Devil, Liebling & Levitas, Donald N. Dupley, Wayne O. Moye, Bolerium Books, Peninsula Books, William & Victoria Dailey, Key Books, James Cummins, William J. Delp, Broadway Books, and Howard Karno.
Includes catalogues from The Printer's Devil, Liebling & Levitas, Donald N. Dupley, Wayne O. Moye, Bolerium Books, Peninsula Books, William & Victoria Dailey, Key Books, James Cummins, William J. Delp, Broadway Books, and Howard Karno.
1158.
BOSWELL, JANE E. A Bibliography of Current Materials Dealing with Atomic Power and Related Atomic Energy
Subjects for Non-Specialists and Lay Persons. 233 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. Detroit: U. of Michigan & Fund for Peaceful Atomic
Development. June 1955. Z5160 .M5 1955
1159.
BRAUNBECK, WERNER. Atomenergie in Gegenwart und Zukunft. 80 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Stuttgart: Kosmos. 1953. TK9145 .B73 1953
1160.
BRAUNBECK, WERNER. The Pursuit of the Atom. Translated by Brian J. Kenworthy and W.A. Coupe. 242 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST AMERICAN
EDITION. New York: Emerson Books. 1959. QC7 .B7
1161.
BRUNNER, J.R. Die Atomkern-Energie Allgemeinverstaendliche Darstellung. 85 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Zurich: Verlag Leemann. 1957.
1162.
BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS. Volumes 2, 4-21 & 23-44. Together, 41 volumes.
Illustrated. 4to, variously bound in buckram or loose in original parts. V.p. July 1, 1946-December 1988.
Nearly complete file of perhaps the single most important journal for documenting both the arms race and the growth and development of atomic energy, and changing attitudes towards them. Lacks only volumes 1, 3 & 22. The early issues of this journal, before 1956 in particular, are quite scarce.
Nearly complete file of perhaps the single most important journal for documenting both the arms race and the growth and development of atomic energy, and changing attitudes towards them. Lacks only volumes 1, 3 & 22. The early issues of this journal, before 1956 in particular, are quite scarce.
1163.
BURHOP, E.H.S. & JOHN HASTED. The Challenge of Atomic Energy. 137 pages. 8vo, boards. FIRST EDITION. London: Lawrence & Wishart. 1951. HD9698.A2 B8 1951
1164.
CAMPBELL, CHRISTY. Nuclear Facts. 192 pages. Illustrated. 4to, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. London: Hamlyn. 1984. U264 .C36 1984
1165.
CAMPBELL, JOHN W. "Atomic Power Plant." Cover story IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 6. 177 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Street & Smith. February 1947.
"A discussion of the general nature and possible products- and by-products-of a commercial atomic power plant."
"A discussion of the general nature and possible products- and by-products-of a commercial atomic power plant."
1166.
CAMPBELL, JOHN W. The Atomic Story. 297 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Henry Holt. 1947. QC173 .C19
1167.
CENTURY OF THE ATOM ...told through the voices of the scientists who created the nuclear age. Presented
by the United States delegation to the Fourth International Conference on the Peaceful
Uses of Atomic Energy. Boxed set, comprising two 12-inch l.p. records, a 75-page illustrated
text pamphlet, and a large color folding chart of "Nuclear Research, Development &
Application: A chronology, 1895-1971," housed together in the original pictorial box.
Washington, D.C.: USAEC. 1971.
Narrated by Chet Huntley and Glenn T. Seaborg, this set features the actual recorded voices of J.J. Thompson, Ernest Rutherford, Albert Einstein, Otto Frisch, Otto Hahn, Herbert Anderson, Enrico Fermi, and other notables.
Narrated by Chet Huntley and Glenn T. Seaborg, this set features the actual recorded voices of J.J. Thompson, Ernest Rutherford, Albert Einstein, Otto Frisch, Otto Hahn, Herbert Anderson, Enrico Fermi, and other notables.
1167a.
TO FERMI - WITH LOVE 2 12-inch l.p. records. DuPage County, IL: Argonne National Laboratory. 1970s.
The various voice recordings heard in this album were drawn from the archives of the Argonne National Naboratory, the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and the American Institute of Physics. The script was written by James Chimbidis; jacket design by Leo Vartanian; narration spoken by Jay Andre; and produced by Argonne National Laboratory. This set features the actual recorded voices of Herbert Anderson, Laura Fermi (Mrs. Enrico Fermi), Emilio Serge, Arthur Holly Compton, Crawford Greenewalt, John Wheeler, George Weil, Walter Zinn, Norman Hilberry, Leslie R. Groves, Dale Babcock, Henry DeWolfe Smyth, Leona Woods Libby, Frank Matthias, Gus Knuth, and Otto Hillig.
The various voice recordings heard in this album were drawn from the archives of the Argonne National Naboratory, the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and the American Institute of Physics. The script was written by James Chimbidis; jacket design by Leo Vartanian; narration spoken by Jay Andre; and produced by Argonne National Laboratory. This set features the actual recorded voices of Herbert Anderson, Laura Fermi (Mrs. Enrico Fermi), Emilio Serge, Arthur Holly Compton, Crawford Greenewalt, John Wheeler, George Weil, Walter Zinn, Norman Hilberry, Leslie R. Groves, Dale Babcock, Henry DeWolfe Smyth, Leona Woods Libby, Frank Matthias, Gus Knuth, and Otto Hillig.
1168.
CHASE, STUART. For This We Fought. Guide Lines to America's Future as Reported to the Twentieth Century Fund. 123 pages.
8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Twentieth Century Fund. 1946. HC106.4 .C394
2 chapters on the future of atomic energy.
2 chapters on the future of atomic energy.
1169.
CLATWORTHY, S. W. The Atomic Pile. IN: Popular Mechanics, Volume 90, Number 4, 96-97pp. 356 pages. Illustrated. October 1948.
1170.
COMPTON, ARTHUR HOLLY. "Atomic Energy as a Human Asset." IN: Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution 1946, pp. 161-176. 440 pages. 8vo,
cloth. Washington, D.C.: USGPO. 1947.
Franklin Medal Lecture, read November 16, 1945, in the Symposium on Atomic Energy and its Implications.
Franklin Medal Lecture, read November 16, 1945, in the Symposium on Atomic Energy and its Implications.
1171.
COOK, EARL. The Flow of Energy in an Industial Society. 9 pages. Illustrated. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. September 1971.
Off-printed from "Scientific American."
Off-printed from "Scientific American."
1172.
COOLEY, DONALD G. "Power to Come from the Atom." IN: Popular Economics, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 2-10 & 31-40. 48 pages. 8vo, pictorial
wrappers. New York: Popular Economics. November 1951.
1173.
COULSON, C.A. Some Problems of the Atomic Age. 40 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York: Macmillan. 1957. TK9145 .C6 1957
1174.
COUNCIL ON ATOMIC IMPLICATIONS, INC. Atoms at Work. Part I. Power from the Atom. By Dr. Lee Dubridge. Part II. Atomic Energy Benefits-Radioisotopes.
48 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Culver City: Murray & Gee. 1950. QH505 .A8 1950
1175.
COX, DONALD & MICHAEL STOIKO. Spacepower. What It Means to You. Illustrated by N. Stanilla. 240 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket.
Philadelphia: Winston. 1958. TL790 .C7 1958
Includes discussion of nuclear propulsion, portable nuclear reactors, nuclear disarmament and control, and nuclear warheads.
Includes discussion of nuclear propulsion, portable nuclear reactors, nuclear disarmament and control, and nuclear warheads.
1176.
DAGGET, DAN. Uranium Rush. IN: The Amicus Journal, Volume 9, Number 3, 5-6pp. 48 pages. Illustrated. Unbound.
New York: Natural Resources Defense Council. Summer 1987.
1177.
DAHL, ROBERT A., Editor. The Impact of Atomic Energy. 206 pages. 8vo, cloth. Philadelphia. 1953. HD9698.A2 A65 1953
Comprises Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Volume 290, November 1953.
Comprises Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Volume 290, November 1953.
1178.
DARROW, KARL K. Atomic Energy. Being the Norman Wait Harris Lectures delivered at Northwestern University. 80 pages.
Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Wiley. 1948. QC173 .D24 1948
1179.
DA SILVA, A. MARQUES. A Energia Atomica e a sua Utilizacao. 140 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Lisboa: Portugalia Editora. 1945.
1180.
DAVIDSON, MARTIN. The Mid-Twentieth Century Atom. 127 pages. 8vo, cloth. London: Hutchinson's. 1946. QC173 .D258 1946
1181.
DAVIS, HARRY M. Energy Unlimited. The Electron and Atom in Everyday Life. 273 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust
jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Murray Hill. 1947. QC173 .D26 1947
1182.
DAVIS, HELEN MILES. Atomic Facts (cover title). 112 pages. 8vo, cloth. N.p. circa 1950. QC173 .D38 1950
Apparently issued without title-page. Collects articles by Watson Davis, J.A. Wheeler, Glenn T. Seaborg, Ernest O. Lawrence, I.I. Rabi, Helen M. Davis, et al.
Apparently issued without title-page. Collects articles by Watson Davis, J.A. Wheeler, Glenn T. Seaborg, Ernest O. Lawrence, I.I. Rabi, Helen M. Davis, et al.
1183.
DEAN, GORDON. Report on the Atom. What You Should Know About the Atomic Energy Program of the United States. Second
Edition, with a New Chapter Covering Recent Developments. 359 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust
jacket. New York: Knopf. 1957. TK9145 .D4 1957
PRESENTATION COPY, signed by Dean, and with a lengthy inscription to "Dear Governor" (i.e. Adlai Stevenson), calling his attention to the section of text dealing with the problem of nuclear testing and arms control.
PRESENTATION COPY, signed by Dean, and with a lengthy inscription to "Dear Governor" (i.e. Adlai Stevenson), calling his attention to the section of text dealing with the problem of nuclear testing and arms control.
1184.
DEL REY, LESTER. It's Your Atomic Age. An Explanation in Simple, Everyday Terms of the Meaning of Atomic Energy to the Average
Person. 226 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Abelard Press. 1951. QC788 .D35 1951
1185.
DEUTSCH, ROBERT W. Nuclear Power. A Rational Approach. Fourth Edition. 91 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. Columbia,
Maryland: GP Courseware. 1987. TK9146 .D48 1987
The "After Chernobyl" edition.
The "After Chernobyl" edition.
1186.
DIETZ, DAVID. Atomic Energy in the Coming Era. 184 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Dodd, Mead. 1945. QC173 .D5
PRESENTATION COPY, signed & inscribed by Dietz to William L. Sloan II.
PRESENTATION COPY, signed & inscribed by Dietz to William L. Sloan II.
1187.
DIETZ, DAVID. Atomic Energy in the Coming Era. 184 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Avon Book
Company. 1945. QC173 .D5 1945b
1188.
DIETZ, DAVID. Atomic Energy in the Coming Era. 224 pages. Illustrated. Oblong 12mo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST ARMED SERVICES EDITION.
New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc. 1945.
1189.
DIETZ, DAVID. Atomova energie v nastavajicim vaku. 194 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. Praha: Vydavatelstvo Druzstevni
Prace. 1947.
First Czechoslovakian edition of Atomic Energy in the Coming Era.
First Czechoslovakian edition of Atomic Energy in the Coming Era.
1190.
DIETZ, DAVID. Civilisation de l'Atome. Traduit et adapté de l'Americain par Michel Texier. 242 pages. Illustrated. 8vo,
printed wrappers, uncut. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. Tours: Mame. 1955.
Includes material relating to France not in the English edition.
Includes material relating to France not in the English edition.
1191.
DIETZ, DAVID. Atomic Energy Now and Tomorrow. 172 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. London: Westhouse. 1946. QC173 .D52 1946
1192.
DIETZ, DAVID. Atomic Science, Bombs and Power. 316 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. New York: Dodd, Mead. 1954. QC773 .D5 1954
1193.
DODE, MAURICE. A Propos de l'Energie Atomique. Causeries radiodiffusées par Radio-Loraine (Nancy Université). 103 pages. 8vo, printed
wrappers. Paris: Societé d'Edition d'Enseignement Superieur. 1954.
Texts of a series of radio talks given 1952-1953.
Texts of a series of radio talks given 1952-1953.
1194.
(DODEWAARD). Kernenergiecentrale Dodewaard. 48 pages. Illustrated, including 3 brochures inside rear cover pocket, one with a
cutaway view of the interior of the reactor with transparent overlays. 4to, decorative
wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Dodewaard: Gemeenschappelijke Kernenergiecentrale Nederland. 1969.
Glossy public relations information packet on the newly constructed 54 megawatt reactor at Dodewaard, Netherlands.
Glossy public relations information packet on the newly constructed 54 megawatt reactor at Dodewaard, Netherlands.
1195.
DREHER, CARL. Atomic Medicine Can Lengthen Your Life. IN: Popular Science Monthly, Volume 148, Number 5, 91-95pp. 280 pages. Illustrated. May 1946.
1196.
DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY. Ground Breaking Ceremony for America's First Full Scale Atomic Power Plant Shippingport,
Pennsylvania. September 6, 1954. 4 leaves. Tall 12mo, printed self-wrappers. N.p.: Duquesne Light
Company. 1956.
The original program for the ground breaking, as handed out to those attending the ceremony. A very scarce piece of nuclear ephemera.
The original program for the ground breaking, as handed out to those attending the ceremony. A very scarce piece of nuclear ephemera.
1197.
DURAN, JOAQUIN ARDILA. La Energia Atomica Base y Fundamento de un Mundo Nuevo. 257 pages. 8vo, pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. Bucaramanga, Colombia: Ografia Renacimiento. 1950. Q171 .A66 1950
The first book on atomic energy published in Columbia. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the Author to the Clinton Engineer Works.
The first book on atomic energy published in Columbia. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the Author to the Clinton Engineer Works.
1198.
(EDELMAN, H.C.M., et al.). Aan Poorten van een Nieuwe Tijd. Mogelijkheden en toepassingen der Kernenergie. 186 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers.
Amsterdam: Elsevier. 1960.
1199.
EDITORA QUEIMADA. Die Spaltung des Kerns im Dienst des Kapitals. Zur Krise der Kernenergie. 119 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Haarlem-Westberlin:
Editora Queimada. 1976.
1200.
EFRON, ALEXANDER. Nuclear Energy. 63 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York: Rider. 1958. QC777 .E32 1958
1201.
EGGLESTON, WILFRID. Canada's Nuclear Story. Foreword by C.J. Mackenzie. 368 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Toronto:
Clarke, Irwin. 1965. TK9026 .E35 1965
1202.
EIDENOFF, MAXWELL LEIGH & HYMAN RUCHLIS. Atomics for the Millions. Introduction by Harold C. Urey. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. 281 pages. 8vo, cloth.
FIRST EDITION. New York: Whittlesey House. 1947. QC173 .E35 1947
The first book illustrated by Sendak.
The first book illustrated by Sendak.
1203.
EIDINOFF, MAXWELL LEIGH & HYMAN RUCHLIS. Atomics. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Introduction by Harold C. Urey. 248 pages. 8vo, cloth.
FIRST BRITISH EDITION. London: Harrap. 1950. QC173 .E353 1950
1204.
EIDENOFF, MAXWELL LEIGH & HYMAN RUCHLIS. Das Atomzeitalter. 108 illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Foreword by Harold C. Urey. 379 pages. 8vo,
cloth. FIRST EDITION IN GERMAN. Zurich: Pan Verlag. 1949. QC173 .E354 1949
Translation by Fritz Levi of Atomics for the Millions.
Translation by Fritz Levi of Atomics for the Millions.
1205.
EIDENOFF, MAXWELL LEIGH & HYMAN RUCHLIS. Das Atomzeitalter. A German Science Reader for Beginners. Text edition by Louis DeVries. 177 pages.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION THUS. New York: Rinehart. 1954. QC173 .E3546 1954
1206.
ELWELL, FELICIA ROSEMARY. Atoms and Energy. 144 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. New York: Criterion Books. 1961. QC778 .E47 1961
1207.
ESSO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY. 101 Atomic Terms and What They Mean. 20 pages. Illustrated. Oblong 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Linden, N.J.: Esso. 1956. QC772 .E88 1956
1208.
EXPOSICION "ATOMOS EN ACCION." Informacion Preparada Especialmente para Prense, Radio y Television. Original packet
of information brochures, pamphlets, photographs, etc., prepared by the United States
government for media distribution at the "Atomos en Accion" conference in Lima, Peru.
Folio, loose in pictorial paper folder, as issued. Lima, Peru: U.S. Information Service. 1961.
Penned on the front cover, "Heslep Master Copy." Heslep was in charge of the USIS Press, Radio & Television branch at the conference.
Penned on the front cover, "Heslep Master Copy." Heslep was in charge of the USIS Press, Radio & Television branch at the conference.
1209.
EZELL, JOHN SAMUEL. Innovations in Energy. The Story of Kerr-McGee. 542 pages. Illustrated. 4to, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
Norman: U. of Oklahoma Press. 1979. HD9569.K4 E93
Includes Kerr-McGee's version of the Karen Silkwood story.
Includes Kerr-McGee's version of the Karen Silkwood story.
1210.
FERMI, LAURA. Atoms for the World. United States Participation in the Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
227 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. University of Chicago Press. 1957. TK9006 .F4
1211.
FERMI, LAURA. The Story of Atomic Energy. 184 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Random
House. 1961. QC778 .F47 1961
1212.
FEUILLETAU DE BRUYN, DR. W.K.H. Kernenergie. Ellende of welvaart? 192 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
Harlem: Spaarnestad. 1955.
1213.
FIRST IN THE WORLD! The Soviet Atomic Electricity Station. 23 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers.
London: Soviet News. 1956.
Comprises Soviet News Booklet No. 2.
Comprises Soviet News Booklet No. 2.
1214.
FISCHER, DR. VERA K. A Maxton Book About Atomic Energy. Illustrated by Jerry Robinson. 14 leaves. 4to, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION.
New York: Maxton. 1959.
1215.
FRISCH, OTTO R. Meet the Atoms. A Popular Guide to Modern Physics. 226 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION.
New York: A. Wyn. 1947. QC173 .F723 1947
1216.
GAINES, MATTHEW. Atomic Energy. A Grosset All-Color Guide. Illustrated by Design Bureau. 159 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust
jacket. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1970. QC778 .G33 1970
1217.
GAYNOR, FRANK. Pocket Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy. 204 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. First British edition. New York: Philosophical
Library. 1950. QC173 .G3
1218.
GAYNOR, FRANK. Pocket Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy. 204 pages. 8vo, cloth. First American edition. New York: Philosophical Library. 1950. QC173 .G3
1219.
GEIGER COUNTER. Atomic Research Corporation. Fine professional grade counter, approximately the size
of a small car storage battery, with the atomic logo of the manufacturer in chrome
and black on two sides. Housed in original leather case, with associated text brochures,
several radioactive samples, etc. Colorado Springs: Atomic Research Corporation. circa 1954.
The "Raytomic S-100 Scintillation Counter." This is an attractive, near-professional grade instrument, "the best scintillation counter you can buy in this price range." The classic 1950's design is evocative of the grade B science fiction films of the period.
The "Raytomic S-100 Scintillation Counter." This is an attractive, near-professional grade instrument, "the best scintillation counter you can buy in this price range." The classic 1950's design is evocative of the grade B science fiction films of the period.
1220.
GEIGER COUNTER. The "Snooper." Geiger Counter Model 108. A Precision Product. Plastic geiger counter, embossed with
logo of atom and vernier caliper on the sides, with headphone, housed in original
pictorial cardboard box. Los Angeles: Precision Radiation Instruments. n.d. (circa 1955).
Typical of the inexpensive counters produced in response to the "uranium rush" of the early 1950's. The box is lettered with the blurbs "Safe to Use. Find Uranium Ore Deposits. Earn $35,000 Gov'nt Rewards. No Experience Required," etc. The "Radioactive Sample" is not present.
Typical of the inexpensive counters produced in response to the "uranium rush" of the early 1950's. The box is lettered with the blurbs "Safe to Use. Find Uranium Ore Deposits. Earn $35,000 Gov'nt Rewards. No Experience Required," etc. The "Radioactive Sample" is not present.
1221.
GENERAL ELECTRIC. Inside the Atom. 16 pages. Color-illustrated comic book. 4to, pictorial self-wrappers. Schenectady:
Educational Relations, General Electric Company. 1955.
A public relations handout for GE's Atomic Energy exhibit, demonstrating "The Modern Miracle of Atomic Power," with the attendant utopian visions.
A public relations handout for GE's Atomic Energy exhibit, demonstrating "The Modern Miracle of Atomic Power," with the attendant utopian visions.
1222.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY FORUM. Forum 743. "Atoms for Peace: 1946-1961." Original recording of the panel discussion, on reel-to-reel magnetic tape, with 2
inserted cue sheets for radio stations, all in the original "Scotch Brand Magnetic
Tape" box. (Washington, D.C.). February 8, 1961.
The panel consists of Rev. Francis J. Heyden, S.J., Director, Georgetown College Observatory; Dr. Charles Saylor, National Bureau of Standards; and Charles Heslep, Division of Internal Affairs, Atomic Energy Commission. Moderators are Matthew Warren and Frank Blair. As far as we have been able to determine, no other recording of this program is known to exist.
The panel consists of Rev. Francis J. Heyden, S.J., Director, Georgetown College Observatory; Dr. Charles Saylor, National Bureau of Standards; and Charles Heslep, Division of Internal Affairs, Atomic Energy Commission. Moderators are Matthew Warren and Frank Blair. As far as we have been able to determine, no other recording of this program is known to exist.
1223.
GERHOLM, TOR RAGNAR. Varfoer Kaernkraft? 47 pages. Illustrated. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers. Stockholm: Kreativ Information
AB. 1975.
1224.
GERWIN, ROBERT. Atomenergie in Deutschland. Ein Bericht ueber Stand und Entwicklung der Kernforschung und Kerntechnik in der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 173 pages. Illustrated. 4to, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Dusseldorf-Wien:
Econ-Verlag. 1964. QC788 .G4 1964
1225.
GOEDKOOP, J.A. Kernenergie in de lage landen. 176 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Utrecht: Het Spectrum. 1975.
Survey of atomic energy facilities in the BENELUX region, by the director of Reactor Centrum Nederland.
Survey of atomic energy facilities in the BENELUX region, by the director of Reactor Centrum Nederland.
1226.
GOEDKOOP, PROF. DR. J.A. Geschiedenis van de Noors- Nederlandse Samenwerking op het Gebied van de Kernenergie. 228 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, printed wrappers. "s-Gravenhage: Reactor Centrum Nederland. 1968. TK1361 .G63 1975
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