A Chemist in the White House
Subtitle: From the Manhattan Project to the End of the Cold War
Publisher: An American Chemical Society Publication; American Chemical Society
Published: November 27, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9780841233478
Subjects: Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry & radiation; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Science funding & policy; Seaborg, Glenn Theodore,; Science And Public Policy; Modern - 20th Century/Nuclear Age; United States; Nuclear Chemistry; Science consultants; Science; Biography / Autobiography; Politics/International Relations; Chemistry - General; Scientists; Scientists - General; Science / History; Seaborg, Glenn Theodore; Science and state; Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical; 1912-; Biography; Government policy; Nuclear energy
Description: Glenn T. Seaborg is world famous for his work on the chemistry of the synthetic transuranium elements, for which he shared a Nobel prize in 1951. In 1997, he was honored by having element 106, seaborgium, named after him. Seaborg served as an adviser to 10 presidents, beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt. He knew most of these presidents personally, often on a first-name basis. In this book he gives us an insider's look at national policy-making at the highest levels of government.

In this "cruise down memory lane", Seaborg draws heavily from his own daily diary to provide first-hand accounts of his years advising presidents. He gives us an important look at the evolution of national arms control, science, education, and nuclear policies.