A Chemist in the White House : From the Manhattan Project to the End of the Cold War (An American Chemical Society Publication)
A Chemist in the White House : From the Manhattan Project to the End of the Cold War (An American Chemical Society Publication)
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Book Description
Nobel Laureate Glen T. Seaborg, who worked on the Manhattan Project in his early career, played a key role in U.S. science and arms-control policy and served both as a Presidential Cabinet member and as head of the Atomic Energy Commission. This memoir, filled with photos, anecdotes, and
analysis, provides an insider's look at national science policy-making from World War II through the Bush administration.
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