Lapp, Ralph Eugene. The New Force: The Story of Atoms and People (Novaia sila. Ob atomakh i liudiakh), 1954. In Russian

Лэпп, Ральф. Новая сила. Об атомах и людях / Пер. с англ.
Москва: Издательство иностранной литературы, 1954.
221 с. Мягкий переплёт, обычный формат. Состояние: Хорошее.
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Lapp, Ralph Eugene. The New Force: The Story of Atoms and People (Novaia sila. Ob atomakh i liudiakh). Translated from English.
Moscow: Foreign Literature Publishing House, 1954.
221 pp. Softcover, standard format. Condition: Good.

This 1954 Soviet edition is a fascinating historical document from the height of the early Cold War. Ralph E. Lapp, a prominent American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, became one of the first "scientific dissidents" to voice concerns about the societal and political implications of nuclear energy. Published in the USSR just one year after the original American release, the book provided Soviet readers with a rare insider's look at the development of the U.S. atomic program.
Lapp masterfully blends technical explanations of nuclear fission with profound ethical inquiries into the arms race and the future of civil defense. In the context of 1954, when both superpowers were testing hydrogen bombs, this translation served as a critical piece of intellectual exchange regarding the "new force" that had forever changed human history. It is a prized item for collectors of early atomic era literature and those interested in the history of international scientific relations.