Bøger af Robert L. Brown

Colorado's Pikes Peak Gold Rush was an event of enormous social and cultural significance. Its effects reached far beyond the immediate area of the gold strikes, changing the basic economy and lifestyle of the entire region.When it was rumored that gold had been found near Cherry Creek, Pikes Peak became synonymous with the wild westward rush that ensued in the spring of 1859.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. In this book the author details the IAEA's role in facilitating both control of nuclear weapons and the safe exploitation of nuclear power. It also reveals how an agency created by states has acquired power over them.