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Secret Mesa
Inside Los Alamos National Laboratory
By Jo Ann Shroyer
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Postage Code: book1.5
230 Pages, Hardcover
Cover Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
John Wiley & Sons
Related listings: Atomic History
Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-471-04063-0
Country of Origin: USA
Added to Catalog: 5/4/98
WIRT: 55504133
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Features: Table of Contents, Index, Footnotes
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Our Review |
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Credibility
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Very High |
Research Value
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Very High |
Cultural Interest
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Very High |
Visual Information
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Style
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Stylish |
Silliness
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Wow Factor
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Interesting |
Bargain
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Explanation of Ratings
Credibility = Very High: In general, this catagory is a rating of the author's intellectual discipline
and the strength of his argument (which are very high), not the veracity of his claims (which could be false in spite of the strong argument).
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A reporter's tour of
Los Alamos and the society that surrounds it.
While other books describe the history of top secret laboratory,
this is the only one we know of that
profiles its modern culture and conflicts.
This is the first book to read for a general introduction to Los
Alamos.
Reservations
No photos.
The price seems a bit high, but is probably worth it for
Los Alamos fans.
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From the Book Cover
"It's easy to feel watched in Los Alamos. During my first visit to the town several
years ago, I stopped by the side of the road to take a picture of what I thought
was just the Santa Fe National Forest. A small pickup
tuck did a quick U-turn and parked next to me until I left.
When this happened again on another public highway in the area, I
began to wonder whose woods these really were.
"Later I learned that the technical areas of Los Alamos
National Laboratory extend far beyond the obvious cluster of
gray and tan buildings at its center.
They are spread out over forty-three square miles of woods and canyons and are hemmed in by
national forest and parklands.
It turns out I was nowhere near the heavily guarded areas of the lab,
where picture taking would be econsidered a threat to national
security. But I was quietly watched, nonetheless."
Created as a top-secret outpost on a desolate mesa in the
New Mexico desert–exclusively for the purpose of
assembling the world's first atomic weapon–Los Alamos
was transformed during the Cold War into a
high-powered science complex and full-blown "company
town," with a population of 20,000, covering 43 square
miles, including schools, stores, churches, even a private
ski slope. Los Alamos is a world unto itself, rife with
contradictions, haunted by its history, yet bustling with
an astonishing range of forefront science projects, from
cancer research to robotic ants. Shroyer has conducted
extensive interviews and research, including repeated
trips to the laboratory, and her thoughtful, elegant writing
offers a probing exploration of the intense, complicated
life behind these closed doors.
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