Atomic Weapons and East-West Relations
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1956. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5 inches by 7.5 inches. [2], vi, 107, [1] pages. References. DJ is worn, soiled with small tears and chips. DJ front flap has top corner clipped, but price is at the lower corner. Inscribed by the author to Philip Morrison! There is an 8.5 inch by 10 inch sheet, folded into quarters laid in which what appear to be notes on the book in Morrison's handwriting. Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett OM CH FRS (18 November 1897 – 13 July 1974) was a British experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism, winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1948. In 1925 he became the first person to prove that radioactivity could cause the nuclear transmutation of one chemical element to another. He also made a major contribution in World War II advising on military strategy and developing operational research. In 1935 Blackett was invited to join the Aeronautical Research Committee chaired by Sir Henry Tizard. The committee was effective pressing for the early installation of Radar for air defence. In the early part of World War II, Blackett spent time at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Farnborough, where he made a major contribution to the design of the Mark XIV bomb sight which allowed bombs to be released without a level bombing run beforehand. August 1940 Blackett became scientific adviser to Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Pile, Commander in Chief of Anti-Aircraft Command and thus began the work that resulted in the field of study known as operational research (OR). More