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- Title
OPPENHEIMER'S WORLD: IN 1947, A PHI KAPPA PHI LEADER PONDERED THE NEW DANGER OF NULCEAR WEAPONS.
- Authors
HEITMAN, DANNY
- Abstract
The article offers information on the historical context of the public's awareness and discussion of atomic weapons, particularly after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. It explores topics such as the delayed recognition of the implications of atomic energy; the early commentary by scholar Norman Dawes on the political and social consequences; and the urgency he expressed for international cooperation and arms control in the face of the emerging nuclear age.
- Subjects
HIROSHIMA-shi (Japan); AWARENESS; NUCLEAR weapons; BOMBINGS; NUCLEAR energy; INTERNATIONAL cooperation
- Publication
Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 2023, Vol 103, Issue 4, p7
- ISSN
1538-5914
- Publication type
Article