Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: A Moth to the Flame 1
4. 1. The Second Coming of Prometheus 7
5. 2. On the Army’s Payroll 20
6. 3. Magnetic Current 32
7. 4. Atomland-on-Mars 47
8. 5. Trinity, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki 61
9. 6. Aftermath 86
10. 7. Atomic Plagiarism in the South Pacific 101
11. 8. Reporter Grade 8 120
12. 9. The Elixir of Life 134
13. 10. The Hell Bomb 151
14. 11. Atomic Dialogue 165
15. 12. The U-Bomb 178
16. 13. King Laurence 203
17. 14. Peace through Understanding 214
18. Acknowledgments 237
19. Notes 239
20. Note on Sources 281
21. Index 291