مردان روز قیامت - دکتر استرنجلاو واقعی و رویای ابرسلاح

In this gripping narrative, Peter Smith tells the untold story of the doomsday bomb. In 1950, for the first time in history, mankind realised that he had within his grasp a truly God-like power - the ability to destroy life itself. "Doomsday Men" reveals the personalities behind the technologies of nuclear doomsday and shows how, in the end, the doomsday machine became the ultimate symbol of humanity's deepest fears about the science of destruction. As Smith forcefully shows, the culture that grew up in the shadow of this frightening weapon has helped shape all our contemporary anxieties about science, technology, and the future. This Is The Untold Story Of The Ultimate Weapon Of Mass Destruction. In 1950, Hungarian-born Scientist Leo Szilard Made A Dramatic Announcement On American Radio: Science Was On The Verge Of Creating A Doomsday Bomb, A Huge Cobalt-clad H-bomb That Would Pollute The Atmosphere With Radioactivity And End All Life On Earth. For The First Time In History, Mankind Had Within His Grasp A Truly Godlike Power, The Ability To Destroy Life Itself. The Shockwave From This Statement Reverberated Across The Following Decade And Beyond - For Many People There Was Now Little To Distinguish Real Scientists From That Fictional Master Of Megadeath, Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Indeed, As Science Historian Smith Shows, The Dream Of The Superweapon To End All War Begins In Popular Culture - Iconic Films And Fictions, From H.g. Wells Forward - And The Scientists Responsible For These Terrible Weapons Grew Up In A Culture Dreaming Of Superweapons And Wellsian Utopias. - From Publisher Description. P. D. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In 1950, for the first time in history, mankind realised that he had within his grasp a God-like power - the ability to destroy life itself. This book reveals the personalities behind the technologies of nuclear doomsday and shows how, in the end, the doomsday machine became a symbol of humanity's deepest fears about the science of destruction.