Descriptor
| Nuclear Weapons | 5 |
| Scientists | 5 |
| Science History | 3 |
| History | 2 |
| International Relations | 2 |
| Nuclear Physics | 2 |
| Nuclear Warfare | 2 |
| Science Education | 2 |
| Scientific Research | 2 |
| World Problems | 2 |
| Atomic Theory | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedFrisch, Otto R. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1974
The author recounts the part he played in the research that led to the development of the atomic bomb. (JP)
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Weapons, Physics
Peer reviewedBernstein, Barton J. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1975
A historian looks back at the dropping of the atomic bomb; in hindsight the political and moral consequences are plain, but at the time the decision reflected an overwhelming American consensus. (BT)
Descriptors: Decision Making, History, International Relations, Moral Issues
Peer reviewedVilla, Brian Loring – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1975
If the scientists working on the Manhattan Project had realized the consequences of the atomic bomb earlier, formulated their recommendations more precisely, and approached the statesmen in time, American policy on use and control of the bomb might well have been different. (Author/BT)
Descriptors: History, International Relations, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Warfare
Peer reviewedTaylor, Bryan C. – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1990
Examines autobiographical narratives of three scientists from the wartime Los Alamos Laboratory. Finds an organizational structure manifest in ideological discourses for nuclear practice and sensemaking, permitting rationalization for working identities and labor objectives. Considers implications for the critical study of organizational…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Modes, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Weapons
Radcliffe Coll., Cambridge, MA. Mary Ingraham Bunting Inst. – 1980
These proceedings result from a symposium designed to provide a forum for the consideration of major social issues confronting science today. Participants (including scientists at different stages of career development from undergraduate concentrator to Nobel laureate) discussed issues related to the scientist's responsibilities as scientist and…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, DNA, Engineering
