The Atom Bomb and the Future of Man
- ISBN-10
- 0226394824
- ISBN-13
- 9780226394824
- Category
- Atomic bomb
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1963-01-01
- Author
- Karl Jaspers
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