BRIGHTER THAN A THOUSAND SUNS: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS

Author: Robert Jungk, Jungk Robert, James Cleugh Number of Pages: 384 pages Published Date: 21 Oct 1970 Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Publication Country: San Diego, CA, United States Language: English ISBN: 9780156141505

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Brighter than a thousand suns: the moral and political history of the atomic scientists , V. Brighter than a thousand suns: the story of the men who made The Bomb , Grove Press. Brighter than a thousand suns: the moral and political history of the atomic scientists , Victor Gollancz Ltd, Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class About this Item: Condition: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory A07A Good dust jacket. Writing inside. Seller Inventory N07D Published by Mariner Books From: Archives Books inc. Edmond, OK, U. Excellent book! Edition: 1. En stock. Fulfillment by Amazon. Amazon Prime. Edition: 1st American Ed. Usually dispatched within 2 to 3 weeks. Shipped within hours. Normal delivery time is days. The Book Depository via United Kingdom. Brand new Book. 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No ratings or reviews yet No ratings or reviews yet. Be the first to write a review. Both his wife Ruth, who died on 28 March , and him are laid to rest in a grave of honour on the Jewish cemetery in Salzburg. After Leopold Kohr who was given this award in , Jungk was the second citizen of Salzburg who had the honour of receiving this award. The following pages should provide information about the life and work of Robert Jungk, his books and beliefs, as well as their actuality. All sources available are stated. As co-founder of a social and emancipatory futurology, he built on the creativity and power of people who are willing to choose new paths into the future. At the Library for Future Studies, founded in Salzburg in , these kind of approaches are gathered. Creation of the future — the credo of Robert Jungk — is after all the wars and catastrophes of the 20 th century a challenge, but also a chance that should not be left to the individual. Future, that is all of us. All the examples of a different, a better world that Robert Jungk relentlessly collected as a proof for this thesis, and all these pioneers of alternate futures that he brought together, a long time before social networking even existed, point out the sustainability and actuality of his thinking — today, tomorrow, and even after that. If you look for contemporary documents about Robert Jungk, you will find numerous characterisations and job designations. Futurologist , forward thinker , science publicist, author, or agitator for survival. Furthermore, his work as journalist, columnist, highly coveted lecturer, and head of many future workshops have to be mentioned. My life for the future. Below you will find a by no means complete! Born in as the child of a family of artists, Jungk spends his youth in the city of his birth, Berlin. Here, he also takes his high-school diploma in Jungk himself will later on adopt many views from him. One day after the Reichstagsbrand the burning of the Reichstag in Berlin in February , the young student of the Berlin University is arrested for his protest against the antisemitic propaganda. Shortly after, he is released again, but in the meantime staying in Germany has become too dangerous. In Paris, Jungk lives in exile for the first time. He studies psychology and sociology, but due to a severe illness he illegally has to return to his parents in Berlin in A year later, after the cover of his secret work as a courier is blown, he and his family have to flee again. His path, via Prague, where Jungk meets the artist and later on writer Peter Weiss, leads him to his final exile in Switzerland. Unlike the majority of his Jewish family members, he is able to escape the persecution by the Hitler regime from to Robert Jungk did not only complete his studies in Zurich, he also wrote articles under pseudonym for numerous Swiss newspapers, especially for the Weltwoche. As a connoisseur of Germany and with the help of available sources he informs about the events in the Third Reich. In his articles he repeatedly points out the terrors of the Nazi regime. However, no one believes his news from the Polish and Jewish underground about the cruel proceedings in the concentration camps from onwards; and therefore, they were never printed. Observations by an illegal contemporary witness , which consist of selected Weltwoche articles. It understandably defied their imagination. Tags: atomic bomb bhagavad gita world war 2 religion hinduism sanskrit quote nuclear bomb hiroshima nagasaki. Search this site. Similar trivia. What connects a Brazilian alcoholic beverage to the Hindu Trinity? Were you aware that the Jataka Tales also covers the Ramayana? Feb 24, Dr. M rated it really liked it. The author wanted to write a novel based on the development of the first atomic bomb. In the course of his research he realized that "facts were stranger than fiction" and decided to write facts instead of fiction. The book is an exciting experience on the beautiful years in Gottingen University where important original mathematical derivations were done on the coffee table in the cafeteria by great minds who discussed in the "rarefied atmosphere at the limits of human understanding". You will The author wanted to write a novel based on the development of the first atomic bomb. You will see the great birth-pangs of ideas, pettiness of great scientists and the ultimate insensitivity of political leadership to human suffering. I recommend this book to every student and teacher of science and technology. Jun 07, Trevor added it. Though much of this information has undoubtedly been retread and updated many times over since this book was written more than 50 years ago, I imagine that the vast majority of it is still relevant and accurate. Moreover, the former timeliness of its subject matter, written in the middle of the great nuclear arms race, lends an immediacy to the writing that still resonates today. It certainly boosted by a significant degree my understanding of the scientific and political environment leading Though much of this information has undoubtedly been retread and updated many times over since this book was written more than 50 years ago, I imagine that the vast majority of it is still relevant and accurate. It certainly boosted by a significant degree my understanding of the scientific and political environment leading up to the development of the first atomic bomb and its explosive successors. Oct 31, Leah G rated it liked it Shelves: history-thesis-books , history. The history of the scientists who built the atomic bomb. Lots of personal, close up stories of the Manhattan Project and its people. Pretty good and accurate and detailed especially considering how close to the time it was written, before stuff got declassified, so it was hard to cover all aspects of the story- yet he had the advantage of things still being relatively current and fresh and all the people still being around Good read though, The history of the scientists who built the atomic bomb. Good read though, for sure. Jul 26, Maggie rated it it was amazing. I really enjoyed this book. It's beautifully written and reads like a novel.