On the Atomic Bomb: 16 July-9 August, 1945

I've made a number of posts recently relating to the building of and the decision to use the atomic bomb, from the Trinity Test to the Nagasaki bomb, 16 July-9 August, as we are in that time of year when all of this happened, 63 years ago.  To look at all of these post, click here.  Beginning on 6th August I will begin posting a series of 38 documents  (written in 1945 and early 1946) from the Vannevar Bush group tasked with the problem of  the coming proliferation of atomic weapons.  As far as I can determine NONE of these documents have ever been published. The first of these papers to be presented is by William Shockley (nobelist and highly problematic late-life thinker) on the Economics of the Atomic Bomb (1945).

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[Gordon Smith]

Hiya Ptak,

I'm making the rounds just in case you didn't get an email invitation. Our email database is spotty at best.

The Extravablogiversapaloozathon 2008 is September 27th, and we're hoping every area blogger will come!

Party Info here.

BlogAsheville awards nomination thread here.

RSVP thread here.

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[Kim]

I'm here to congratulate you on 250 days of blogging! Feel the love winging it's way to you from Salt Lake City!