Wales and the Bomb (eBook)

The Role of Welsh Scientists and Engineers in the UK Nuclear Programme

John Baylis (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
160 Seiten
NBN International - University of Wales Press (Verlag)
9781786833617 (ISBN)

Infos

This book focuses on the role played by Welsh scientists and engineers in the evolution of the British nuclear deterrent force from the Second World War to the present day. In doing so, it considers the social and educational background of the scientists and engineers, as well as their scientific contribution to the development of the force.

Autor

This book is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Wales and the Wartime Origins of Atomic Energy
3. The UK Nuclear Programme in the 1940s to the 1960s
4. The Role of Welsh Scientists and Engineers in the Early UK Nuclear Programme
5. The UK Nuclear Programme from Chevaline to Trident
6. The Involvement of Welsh Scientists and Engineers in the UK Nuclear Programme from the late 1960s to the Present Day
7. Conclusions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.1.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Scientists of Wales
• Reihe/Serie: Scientists of Wales
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Baylis • Bomb • engineers • John • Nuclear • of • Programme • Role • scientists • UK • Wales • Welsh
• ISBN-13: 9781786833617 / 9781786833617