Atomic Bill: A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb

by Vincent Kiernan

In Atomic Bill, Vincent Kiernan examines the fraught career of New York Times science journalist, William L. Laurence and shows his professional and personal lives to be a cautionary tale of dangerous proximity to power.

Laurence was fascinated with atomic science and its militarization. When the Manhattan Project drew near to perfecting the atomic bomb, he was recruited to write much of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501765639
• ISBN13: 9781501765636
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Three Hills
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"