[NUKES] SMYTH, H.D.

A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1945. First Edition. Octavo. Publisher's printed wrappers; vii, 182pp. Ink ownership signature ("David Caliri") to front wrapper; corners bumped, with minor external wear; still a tight, Very Good to Near Fine copy.

First published edition of this Twentieth Century milestone, following a tiny mimeographed issue that appeared a few weeks earlier for advance distribution to the press and the scientific community. Includes a foreword by General Leslie Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project. Generally regarded as the first publicly-issued work on the subject of nuclear warfare, described by Carter and Muir as a "remarkably full and candid account of the development work carried out between 1940 and 1945 ... which culminated in the production of the first atomic bomb (PMM 422e).

Price: $450.00

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