A nuclear winter's tale : science and politics in the 1980s / / Lawrence Badash

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778558703321
• Autore: Badash Lawrence
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2009
• ISBN: 0-262-25799-8; 1-282-69423-5; 9786612694233; 0-262-25853-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (422 p.)
• Collana: Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology
• Disciplina: 509.73/09048; 539.7/52
• Soggetti: Radioactivity - History - 20th century; Climatic changes - History - 20th century; Science - History - 20th century; Science and state - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Lawrence Badash traces the rise & fall of the concept of 'nuclear winter', played out in research activity, public relations & Reagan-era politics.

Surface-Knots in 4-Space : An Introduction / Seiichi Kamada

• Record Nr.: UNICAMPANIAVAN00123744
• Autore: Kamada, Seiichi
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore, : Springer, 2017
• Titolo uniforme: Surface-Knots in 4-Space
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
• Soggetti: 57-XX - Manifolds and cell complexes [MSC 2020]; 57K10 - Knot theory [MSC 2020]; 57K14 - Knot polynomials [MSC 2020]; 57K31 - Invariants of 3-manifolds (also skein modules; character varieties) [MSC 2020]; 57Qxx - PL-topology [MSC 2020]
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia