The American Lab An Insider s History of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1st edition by Bruce Tarter 1421425320 9781421425320

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Author:  C. Bruce Tarter 

Nobel laureate Ernest O. Lawrence and renowned physicist Edward Teller founded the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1952. A new ideas incubator, the Lab was at the heart of nuclear testing and the development of supercomputers, lasers, and other major technological innovations of the second half of the twentieth century. Many of its leaders became prominent figures in the technical and defense establishments, and by the end of the 1960s, Livermore was the peer of Los Alamos National Lab, a relationship that continues today.

In The American Lab, former Livermore director C. Bruce Tarter offers unparalleled access to the inner workings of the Lab. Touching on Cold War nuclear science and the technological shift that occurred after the fall of the Berlin Wall, he traces the Lab’s evolution from its founding under University of California management through its transfer to private oversight. Along the way, he highlights important episodes in that journey, from the invention of Polaris, the first submarine-launched ballistic missile, to the Lab’s controversial role in the Star Wars program. He also describes Livermore’s significant responsibilities in stockpile stewardship, the program that ensures the safety and reliability of the US nuclear arsenal.

The American Lab An Insider s History of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1st table of contents:

Part I. Making the Cold War Cold, 1952–1971
1. Origins
2. Getting Started
3. The Foundation of Deterrence
4. Arms Control, Atoms for Peace, and the Test Ban
5. Organization and Evolution of the Laboratory
6. Development of the Stockpile
7. Nuclear Excursions
8. Transition
Part II. Lasers, Lasers, Nothing but Lasers, 1971–1988
9. Changing of the Guard
10. The Nuclear Weapons Program
11. Lasers
12. The Energy Crisis and New Programs
13. Evolution of the Broader Lab
14. Star Wars
15. End of the Era
Part III. Renaissance, Repression, and Reorganization, 1988–2008
16. End of the Cold War
17. Post–Cold War Changes
18. Early Days with the New Administration
19. Stockpile Stewardship and the Presidential Decision
20. Growth of the Lab
21. The Troubles and Their Weathering
22. Summing Up
23. Transitional Years
Epilogue
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Bibliography

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