Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape 1987

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Confessions of a weaponeer : video tape 1987

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Interview with George Kistiakowsky, science adviser to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1959-1961), relating to the development of American nuclear weapons policy and the history of the nuclear arms race. Interview conducted by Carl Sagan and broadcast on the television program Nova. Includes a printed transcript of the broadcast.

1 video cassette, 1 folder.; (0.2 linear feet)

eng,

Hoover Institution Archives

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Hoover Institution Archives

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Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996

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Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extra...

Kistiakowsky, George B. (George Bogdan), 1900-1982

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Physical chemist. Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, 1959-1961. From the description of Diary, 1959-1960 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84398466 George Bogdan Kistiakowsky (1900-1982) was a Ukrainian-born American chemist. He was not only a renowned in academic circles, but was also a consultant, defense researcher, and public policy advisor. Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University, Kistiakowsky was also a participan...