{"product_id":"atomic-bill-a-journalists-dangerous-ambition-in-the-shadow-of-the-bomb-hardback-9781501765636","title":"Atomic Bill; A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb (Hardback) 9781501765636","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAtomic Bill\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVincent Kiernan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501765636\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 20 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 20 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtomic Bill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Vincent Kiernan examines the fraught career of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e science journalist, William L. Laurence and shows his professional and personal lives to be a cautionary tale of dangerous proximity to power. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Laurence was fascinated with atomic science and its militarization. When the Manhattan Project drew near to perfecting the atomic bomb, he was recruited to write much of the government's press materials that were distributed on the day that Hiroshima was obliterated. That instantly crowned Laurence as one of the leading journalistic experts on the atomic bomb. As the Cold War dawned, some assessed Laurence as a propagandist defending the militarization of atomic energy. For others, he was a skilled science communicator who provided the public with a deep understanding of the atomic bomb. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Laurence leveraged his perch at the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e to engage in paid speechmaking, book writing, filmmaking, and radio broadcasting. His work for the Times declined in quality even as his relationships with people in power grew closer and more lucrative. \u003ci\u003eAtomic Bill\u003c\/i\u003e reveals extraordinary ethical lapses by Laurence such as a cheating scandal at Harvard University and plagiarizing from press releases about atomic bomb tests in the Pacific. In 1963 a conflict of interest related to the 1964 World's Fair in New York City led to his forced retirement from the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Kiernan shows Laurence to have set the trend, common among today's journalists of science and technology, to prioritize gee-whiz coverage of discoveries. That approach, in which Laurence served the interests of governmental official and scientists, recommends a full revision of our understanding of the dawn of the atomic era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Moth to the Flame\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Second Coming of Prometheus\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the Army's Payroll\u003cbr\u003e 3. Magnetic Current\u003cbr\u003e 4. Atomland-on-Mars\u003cbr\u003e 5. Trinity, Hiroshima and Nagasaki\u003cbr\u003e 6. Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e 7. Atomic Plagiarism in the South Pacific\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reporter Grade 8\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Elixir of Life\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Hell Bomb\u003cbr\u003e 11. Atomic Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e 12. The U-Bomb\u003cbr\u003e 13. King Laurence\u003cbr\u003e 14. Peace Through Understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Three Hills","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607875088664,"sku":"9781501765636","price":22.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/atomic-bill-a-journalists-dangerous-ambition-in-the-shadow-of-the-bomb-hardback-9781501765636","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}