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The World of Andrei Sakharov: A Russian Physicist's Path to Freedom (USED)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1
- Publication Date
- 4/14/2005
- Country of Origin
- USA, United States
- Net Quantity/Number of Units
- 1
- Dimensions (LxWxH) - Cms
- 9.44X1.06X6.4
- ISBN-10
- 019515620X
- ISBN-13
- 9780195156201
- SKU
- SONG019515620X
- Book Title
- The World of Andrei Sakharov: A Russian Physicist's Path to Freed
- No. of Pages
- 406
- ISBN
- 9780195156201
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- The World of Andrei Sakharov: a Russian Physicist's Path to Freedom
- Item Height
- 241 mm
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Subject
- Geography & Geosciences, Government, History
- Item Weight
- 762 g
- Item Width
- 163 mm
- Number of Pages
- 424 Pages
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How did Andrei Sakharov, a theoretical physicist and the acknowledged father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, become a human rights activist and the first Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize? In his later years, Sakharov noted in his diary that he was simply a man with an unusual fate. To understand this deceptively straightforward statement by an extraordinary man, The World of Andrei Sakharov, the first authoritative study of Andrei Sakharov as a scientist as well as a public figure, relies on previously inaccessible documents, recently declassified archives, and personal accounts by Sakharov's friends and colleagues to examine the real context of Sakharov's life. In the course of doing so, Gennady Gorelik answers a fascinating question, whether the Soviet hydrogen bomb was really fathered by Sakharov, or whether it was based on stolen American secrets. Gorelik concludes that while espionage did initiate the Soviet effort, the Russian hydrogen bomb was invented independently. Gorelik also elucidates the reasons that brought about the seemingly sudden transformation of the top-secret physicist into a public figure in 1968, when Sakharov's famous essay Progress, Peaceful Coexistence, and Intellectual Freedom was distributed in samizdat in the USSR and smuggled out to the West. Recently declassified documents show that Sakharov's metamorphosis was caused by professional concerns, particularly regarding the development of an anti-ballistic missile defense. An insider's view of how the upper echelons of the Soviet regime functioned had led Sakharov to the conclusion that the goals of peace, progress, and human rights were inextricably linked. His free thinking and free feeling were manifested in his hope that scientific thought and religious perception would find a profound synthesis in the future.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780195156201
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89135540
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Number of Pages
424 Pages
Publication Name
The World of Andrei Sakharov: a Russian Physicist's Path to Freedom
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Government, History
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
241 mm
Item Weight
762 g
Item Width
163 mm
Additional Product Features
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United States
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- s***s (2970)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseCondition excellent, as described, well packaged, dispatched promptly.Excellent communication from seller. Arrived ahead of anticipated delivery dates. ARRIVED 1st May, expectected between 24th May and 3rd June. Thank you. No import tax payable. A very pleasing experience. Would recommend this seller. A book l have been seeking to replace for 7 years after it got misplaced when moving house after bereavement.
- a***l (338)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAlthough the description details were misleading, the customer support was rather good. I ordered the 2-volume set of ‘Atlas Shrugged’, but received a single volume. It might not seem like much to others, but it’s a large book and a 2-set volume would have made it easier to read. In addition, poor packaging damaged the DJ. Anyways, after sending firm, yet precise and polite emails, the situation was promptly resolved, hence the positive feedback; and, why I would buy again from the seller. 👍
- c***r (537)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook as specified, rapid delivery (from USA to UK), and a reasonable price for the book. Overall, my book arrived in "ok quality" packaging. A padded "book mailer" envelope was used. However, inside, there was no other protective packaging. One small point of constructive feedback: perhaps cardboard packaging could have been implemented, as a number of competing book sellers are now implementing cardboard packaging, especially for higher price books subject to international delivery.