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Text excerpt discusses the implications of a powerful explosive, highlighting its potential impact on warfare and international affairs. Title reads "THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE PEOPLE."

Book of the Week — A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United Stated Governement

"These questions are not technical questions; they are political and social questions, and the answers given to them may affect all mankind for generations. In thinking about them the men on the project have been thinking as citizens of the United States vitally interested in the welfare...

07 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

Two circular medallions framed by leaves; one features a seated crowned figure and the other a sailing ship.

Book of the Week — Athanasii Kircheri Societatis Iesu Magnes; sive, de arte magnetica

““The highest mountain, the oldest books, the strangest people, there you will find the stone.” — Attributed to Athanasius Kircher Athanasii Kircheri Societatis Iesu Magnes; sive, de arte magnetica Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) Romae: sumptibus Blasii Deuersin, & Zanobii Masotti Bibliopolarum typis Vitalis Mascarditypis V. Mascardi, MDCLIV (1654) Third and...

05 June, 2017 / 0 Comments