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History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission: Volume 2, 1947/1952. Atomic Shield. (open access)

History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission: Volume 2, 1947/1952. Atomic Shield.

Second volume outlining the history of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC): "[it] begins in January, 1947, when the Commission assumed responsibility for the nation's atomic energy program; it ends with the detonation of the first thermonuclear device and the Presidential election in November, 1952" (p. xiii). Index starts on page 679.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hewlett, Richard G. & Duncan, Francis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atoms for peace and war, 1953-1961: Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission (open access)

Atoms for peace and war, 1953-1961: Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission

This third volume in the official history of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission covers the years of the Eisenhower Administration.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Hewlett, Richard G. & Holl, Jack M.
System: The UNT Digital Library