ISBN10: 0393018709, ISBN13: 9780393018707, [publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc] Hardcover 127 X 25 X 203 millimeters; 229 pages
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Date: 1984. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good/Good. xxxv, [1], 229, [7] pages. illustrations (some in color). Notes. Index. DJ has some wear, tears and soiling. Some endpaper discoloration. Foreword by Lewis Thomas. The Cold and the Dark is the record of the Conference on the Long-Term Worldwide Biological Consequences of Nuclear War, held in Washington, D.C., on October 31 to November 1, 1983. The conference involved over 200 scientists from many nations and drew together the best available scientific information. Its central finding was the phenomenon of nuclear winter: a much more profound and long-lasting devastation of the earth and atmosphere than had been believed possible before. In the two principal papers, Carl Sagan presents the atmospheric and climatic consequences of nuclear war and Paul Ehrlich summarizes its biological implications. Also included is the text of the "Moscow Link" ?a dialogue between Soviet and American scientists on nuclear winter and the technical papers providing the scientific evidence for the book's conclusions. This work makes dramatic long lasting climate predictions of the effect a nuclear winter would have on the Earth, an event that is suggested by the authors to follow both a city countervalue strike during a nuclear war, and especially following strikes on oil refineries and fuel depots. Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996) was an American ...

Norton:, Date: 1984. The first printing, 229 pages, illustrated in b&w. "The Conference on the long-term worldwide biological consequence of nuclear war. The enormously important book presents a shocking new picture of the world after nuclear war." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Previous owner inscription to (Dr.) Herb Benson from Bob H.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1984. Norton: ISBN 0393018709 9780393018707 [US]

W W Norton & Co Inc, Date: 1984-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1984. W W Norton & Co Inc ISBN 0393018709 9780393018707 [US]