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The Nuclear Muse : Literature, Physics, and the First Atomic Bombs

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John Canaday analyzes a variety of texts produced by physicists before, during, and after the Second World War, including Niels Bohr's "The Quantum Postulate"; the Blegdamsvej Faust, a parody of Goethe's Faust that cast physicists as its principle characters; The Los Alamos Primer, the technical lectures used for training at Los Alamos; scientists' descriptions of their work and of the Trinity test; and Leo Szilard's post-war novella, The Voice of the Dolphins.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780299168544
  • ISBN-10: 0299168549
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
  • Publish Date: August 2000
  • Dimensions: 8.96 x 5.99 x 0.79 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.01 pounds
  • Page Count: 340

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