Margaret gowing (37 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Cover and edges may have some wear.

Rústica con solapas. Condizione: En buen estado. Portada, 268 p., 2 h. - Firma del anterior propietario en la hoja de respeto. - Contenido seleccionado: En Angleterre. - A travers l'Atlantique. - En Amérique du Nord. - Etc.

Printed Card Wrappers. Condizione: Very Good. None. Oxford University Press. From the Proceedings of the Royal Academy, London Volume LX1 (1975) Signed presentation copy from the Author to the head of the front cover "Mac /with thanks/Margaret Cowling" Photographic portrait of the subject as a frontispiece by Bassano & Vandyke Studios. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Hardback, xvi + 464pp., 8pp. b&w plates. A fine copy in a fine but price-clipped jacket. Margaret Gowing's 'Britain and Atomic Energy 1939-1945' is a fascinating historical account of how British scientists pioneeringly unlocked nuclear fission. She sets out how a small group—most notably Rudolf Peierls, Otto Frisch, and Klaus Fuchs in Birmingham—realized that a critical mass of uranium-235 was unexpectedly small, turning a theoretical curiosity into an urgent practical project. Gowing details with characteristic objectivity how the initial British lead under the MAUD Committee gradually gave way to the sheer scale of the American effort. It is a thoughtful, modest narrative of technical ambition, bureaucratic realities, and the complicated path to Los Alamos.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Thick octavo; two volume set. Volume one is Policy Making, Vol Two is Policy Execution.VG-Fine copies in original dustwrappers.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In English.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Independence and Deterrence , commissioned by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, continues the story of Britain's atomic project begun in Britain and Atomic Energy 1939-1945 , and covers the years from 1945 to the first British bomb test at the end of 1952. Volume 1 studies policy making at the highest levels - the strategic, political and international considerations, the administrative and constitutional machinery. It shows how and why Britain decided to make atomic bombs and follows traumatic negotiations for Anglo-American atomic collaboration and their effect on Britain's relations with Europe and the Commonwealth. There is important material on Anglo-Canadian affairs. The book sheds new light on Britain's rights to consultation on any American use of atmoic bombs. Volume 2 studies the execution of the project. It analyses the cost of the project in money and manpower, the problems of health and safety, secrecy and security, the relationship between government and private industry. Above all it gives a 'nuts and bolts' description of the work of the scientists and engineers in carrying out - with great success - a complex technological project operating on the furthest frontiers of knowledge, which culminated in making and testing the Mark I weapon. There is an illuminating chapter on the origins of Britian's nuclear power programme and her choice of reactor. These chapters emphasise not only ecomomic, managerial and technological aspects, but also the great influence of personalities. This is the first peacetime official history to be authorised for publication. It has been written with free access to official documents and very little has been modified or omitted on public interest grounds. Most of the material is completely new. Ronald Clark wrote of Britain and Atomic Energy , '[Mrs Gowning] has been able to let cats out of bags by the litterful'. This is even more true of Independence and Deterrence.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. pp. 584.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: NEW.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New. MARGARET GOWING is Professor of the History of Science, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Linacre College. She is joint author of two books in the civil series of United Kingdom official war histories - British War Economy (with Sir Keith Hancock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 480 pages. 8.86x6.10x1.73 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Independence and Deterrence , commissioned by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, continues the story of Britain's atomic project begun in Britain and Atomic Energy 1939-1945 , and covers the years from 1945 to the first British bomb test at the end of 1952. Volume 1 studies policy making at the highest levels - the strategic, political and international considerations, the administrative and constitutional machinery. It shows how and why Britain decided to make atomic bombs and follows traumatic negotiations for Anglo-American atomic collaboration and their effect on Britain's relations with Europe and the Commonwealth. There is important material on Anglo-Canadian affairs. The book sheds new light on Britain's rights to consultation on any American use of atmoic bombs. Volume 2 studies the execution of the project. It analyses the cost of the project in money and manpower, the problems of health and safety, secrecy and security, the relationship between government and private industry. Above all it gives a 'nuts and bolts' description of the work of the scientists and engineers in carrying out - with great success - a complex technological project operating on the furthest frontiers of knowledge, which culminated in making and testing the Mark I weapon. There is an illuminating chapter on the origins of Britian's nuclear power programme and her choice of reactor. These chapters emphasise not only ecomomic, managerial and technological aspects, but also the great influence of personalities. This is the first peacetime official history to be authorised for publication. It has been written with free access to official documents and very little has been modified or omitted on public interest grounds. Most of the material is completely new. Ronald Clark wrote of Britain and Atomic Energy , '[Mrs Gowning] has been able to let cats out of bags by the litterful'. This is even more true of Independence and Deterrence.…

Condizione: New. pp. 528.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Frontispiece, viii, 198 pp; 19 figs. Original cloth. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed: 'To Magaret [Gowing]/who made me feel that it/was warm while ???/book/from/Nevill/May 1986'. With Gowing's bookplate. 'I am particularly indebted to Margaret Gowing, Professor of the History of Science at Oxford University, who encouraged me to write the book in the first place and who has throughout given most valuable help and advice' (Preface, p. viii). The Nobel Prize in Physics 1977 was awarded jointly to Philip Warren Anderson, Sir Nevill Francis Mott and John Hasbrouck van Vleck 'for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems.'. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A presentation copy of her seminal work to George Cyril Allen and his wife Nell. Allen was an eminent economist and fellow member of the British Academy along with Gowing, in fact she wrote his memoir for the Academy in 1982. He and his wife Nell were also friends of Gowing. Margaret Gowing became only the third person to become a member of both the British Academy and The Royal Society after Sir Karl Popper and Joseph Needham. Signed by Author(s).…

gebundene Ausgabe. Condizione: Gut. 464 Seiten Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 815.…

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Series: History of the Second World War, United Kingdom civil series. Physical description: xvii, 583 pages, 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: 1918-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Economic aspects Great Britain; Economic history; World War, 1939-1945 Economic aspects Great Britain. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Series: History of the Second World War, United Kingdom civil series. Physical description: xvii, 583 pages, 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: 1918-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Economic aspects Great Britain; Economic history; World War, 1939-1945 Economic aspects Great Britain. 1 Kg. …

Couverture souple. Condizione: bon. RO30370887: 1965. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos fané, Papier jauni. 268 pages. Couverture contrepliée. Coins frottés. Quelques rousseurs. . . . Classification Dewey : 940.53-Seconde Guerre mondiale 1939-1945.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket.

Hardcover. 464 p. In good condition. The pages are clean and free from markings. Shows slight signs of storage and wear. A withdrawn library copy with the relevant markings. The book is wrapped in self-adhesive film (the cover is made of self-adhesive film). No dust jacket. Otherwise, a decent copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. First U.S. Edition. Two volumes. An ex-library set in original black cloth lettered in gold. The usual ex-libris markings, and light rubbing to the covers. The bindings are sound, and the text is clean/unmarked. No dust jackets. Book.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Independence and Deterrence , commissioned by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, continues the story of Britain's atomic project begun in Britain and Atomic Energy 1939-1945 , and covers the years from 1945 to the first British bomb test at the end of 1952. Volume 1 studies policy making at the highest levels - the strategic, political and international considerations, the administrative and constitutional machinery. It shows how and why Britain decided to make atomic bombs and follows traumatic negotiations for Anglo-American atomic collaboration and their effect on Britain's relations with Europe and the Commonwealth. There is important material on Anglo-Canadian affairs. The book sheds new light on Britain's rights to consultation on any American use of atmoic bombs. Volume 2 studies the execution of the project. It analyses the cost of the project in money and manpower, the problems of health and safety, secrecy and security, the relationship between government and private industry. Above all it gives a 'nuts and bolts' description of the work of the scientists and engineers in carrying out - with great success - a complex technological project operating on the furthest frontiers of knowledge, which culminated in making and testing the Mark I weapon. There is an illuminating chapter on the origins of Britian's nuclear power programme and her choice of reactor. These chapters emphasise not only ecomomic, managerial and technological aspects, but also the great influence of personalities. This is the first peacetime official history to be authorised for publication. It has been written with free access to official documents and very little has been modified or omitted on public interest grounds. Most of the material is completely new. Ronald Clark wrote of Britain and Atomic Energy , '[Mrs Gowning] has been able to let cats out of bags by the litterful'. This is even more true of Independence and Deterrence. 584 pp. Englisch.…