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Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Y07I-01337
In January 1944, Baron Joachim von Niehauser enters the United States on a mission to collect critical data on the Manhattan Project's atom bomb, a mission imperilled at every step by FBI agent George Haven
Titel: Chain Reaction
Verlag: St Martins Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1983
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very good in wrappers, a paperback. Small tear on top edge of cover. Page 113 top corner folded. Artikel-Nr. 181506
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Anbieter: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, USA
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; In Chain Reaction, Nicholas Guild tells the story of a small group of scientists who must come to grips with the implications of their own discoveries. As they race to understand the ways in which their work could impact the world, they quickly realize that the scale of their experiments could not have been more appropriate.The scientists are confronted with the possibility that they have unleashed something far greater than they could have imagined, and they must work quickly to contain the damage before it destroys the world as they know it. In this fast-paced and suspenseful novel, Guild brings to life the tense and fraught atmosphere of scientific discovery, and the dangerous stakes of what can happen when we push the boundaries of knowledge.; 8vo; $6.00. Artikel-Nr. 105111
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Anbieter: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; In Chain Reaction, Nicholas Guild tells the riveting story of a small group of scientists who risked everything to help prevent the deadliest nuclear disaster in history.On the morning of September 26, 1979, a nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union went off course. If it had continued on its original course, the reactor would have exploded, releasing a radioactive cloud over Europe that would have killed millions.But four scientiststhree Americans and a Soviethad the presence of mind to realize what was happening and take action. They made a series of risky decisions, including shutting down the reactor's cooling system, that prevented a global catastrophe.Chain Reaction is a story of courage and determination, of the power of teamwork and the importance of good judgement. It is also a tale of the limits of science, and the fragility of human life.; 8vo; $6.50. Artikel-Nr. 102610
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