World Without War

ISBN-13: 9780367244491 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 318 str.

J. D. Bernal

Opis

J. D. Bernal was a scientist who helped to pioneer the use of x-ray crystallography. This title, first published in 1958, revised in 1961, was written "to bring together the dark and the bright side of the new power that science has given to the mankind". At a time when politics was dominated by the hydrogen bomb and the rocket.

Spis treści

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  Preface to the Second Edition  1. Introduction  2. Nuclear Warfare  3. Building a World at Peace  4. Industry  5. Agriculture, Food, and Population  6. The Advancement of Science  7. The Economy of a World in Transition  8. Economic Problems of Industrial Countries  9. Britain’s Position in the New Industrial World  10. Education and Research for the New World  11. The Political Problems of a Divided World  12. The Time-table of Transformation  13. The Limits of the Foreseeable Future  14. Conclusions.  Appendices.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

J.D. Bernal