Sandia National Laboratories The Postwar Decade Necah S Furman Nuclear Research

The only externally published account of the nation's premier nuclear ordnance<br>laboratory during its formative years.&nbsp; Based on primary sources from archives,<br>oral histories, and laboratory records, Furman places the development of the<br>Laboratory in both national and international context, relating the<br>institutional history to technological developments, the character and<br>capacities of the scientists and engineers, and the political temper of the<br>times.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>In the 1980's Necah Stewart Furman was asked by Sandia National Laboratories to<br>write a comprehensive history of the lab.&nbsp; This was supposed to be the first of<br>a multi-volume study, done by a professional historian.&nbsp; Although the intention<br>for this to be the first book in a series, this book was the only one<br>published.&nbsp; The book is a thoughtful, thorough study of the first ten years of<br>one of the nation's premiere national laboratories.