JF Ptak Science Books
This is a reposting of from 5 August 2008, one of a continuing series on the development, use and control of
atomic and nuclear weapons.
- Background Documents on the Control and Proliferation Issues of the Atomic Bomb
- Vannevar Bush Group, October 1945-January 1946
- Paper 1: William Shockley
(Click image to enlarge; the other four pages are located in the “Continue Reading” section, below.)
This paper is one a small archive of background and draft papers and
proposals by the Vannevar Bush group working on the question of the
control of atomic weapons and the formalization of the American
position regarding the use and control of atomic weapons, October
1945-February 1946. This archive consists of 38 documents relating to
the development of U.S. atomic policy, with contributions by President
Harry Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Dr. Vannevar Bush, (future AEC director) Carroll Wilson, Alger Hiss, I.I. Rabi, William Shockley, Frederick Dunn, Joseph E. Johnson, Leo Pasvolsky, Philip Morrison, Col. Nichols, William McRae, Admiral W.H.P. Blandy, George L. Harrison, and others.