The History of the Soviet Atomic Industry Book

This extremely detailed book, published for the first time in English, covers the development of the atomic industry in the former Soviet Union. It deals with the activities of the production facilities, research institutes and design bureaus involved in the design and manufacture of equipments and materials applied in various fields of atomic science and engineering, but the primary focus is on the construction of atomic weapons. This is the first publication to list the names of the numerous pioneers of the Soviet nuclear industry, including the role of the scientific supervisors of Russia's nuclear project, and the statesman coordinating the functions of the atomic industry in the former Soviet Union. This book will be of interest to scientists and engineers involved in the nuclear industry, as well as historians of science and the post-war Soviet Union.Read More