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The Bomb And Its Deadly Shadow: A Memoir

Name: The Bomb And Its Deadly Shadow: A Memoir
Author: Dean Warren
ISBN: 9781413463859

by Dean Warren

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Review "I thoroughly recommend this as a very good read for anyone interested in the history of radiological protection,..." -- Journal of Radiological Protection, July 2005"Overall, this was an interesting book, and I can recommend it for reading..." -- Health Physics News, April 2005"The personal anecdotes do provide a nice touch,.." -- Atomic Archive, January 9, 2005 Product Description This memoir is a warm intermingling of family story and the atomic bomb's early history with especial emphasis on the growth in understanding of radiation dangers. Dr. Stafford L. Warren, the author's father, sat at the knee of Madame Curie and later, as a Colonel, became head of the Medical Section of the Manhattan Project. He established radiation safety rules, attended the first detonation, headed up the post-war survey of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and fought with admirals to protect 42,000 personnel in Operations Crossroads at Bikini Atoll. From the Publisher The author, himself, is an atomic veteran. His brother-in-law became an AEC commissioner, his sister head of the Y12 technical library, and his brother worked on fusion at Los Alamos. The memoir is based on a three volume oral history by Dr. Warren, official documents, and the memories of survivors. It contains thirty some photographs. From the Author The American Heritage Magazine has contracted to publish a condensation for the sixtieth anniversary of Trinity. The April issue of HEALTH PHYSICS NEWS contains a positive review. The spring issue of the ATOMIC VETERANS NEWSLETTERS and the February issue of NUCLEAR NEWS have printed blurbs. About the Author Dean Warren attended UCLA, the London School of Economics, and Harvard. He sold aircraft in Southwest Asia, served in the State Department, and capped his career as Strategic Planning Director for the Electronics and Missiles Group of Martin Marietta. In retirement he has published three hard science fiction novels and a memoir of trip FROM LONDON TO NEW DELHI BY CAR IN 1951. All these books can be found on Amazon.