How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb
- Title: How To Photograph an Atomic Bomb - 2nd Edition
- Author: Peter Kuran
- Category: Photography
- Format: Hardcover,
Softcover
and
iPAD
- Pages: 142 Pages, 250 photos, 12 diagrams and illustrations
- Trim: 11" wide x 8.5" high
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Excerpt from this book:
"It wasn't until 1945 that the sciences of photography would cross paths with the
sciences of the atom. For the next 17 years, still and motion picture photography
would combine with atomic physics to create imagery the world may never witness again
first hand."
Publishers Description:
How To Photograph an Atomic Bomb is a visually compelling documentation combining
awe-inspiring photography and fascinating technical detail about the stories and
techniques behind the photography of the bomb. Author Peter Kuran's engrossing and
powerful arrangement of these complex photographic techniques along with the
astonishing photographs themselves creates an intriguing intersection at which the
viewpoint of the casual observer becomes one of insightful witness. The culmination
of over ten years of research, this book reveals newly declassified and previously
secret photographs from US atomic weapons tests conducted between 1945 and 1963.
About the author:
Peter Kuran is the award-winning producer/director of "Trinity and Beyond (The Atomic
Bomb Movie)," an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the
history of nuclear weapons development and testing. In 2003, Kuran won an Academy
Award¨ in the Scientific and Technical Achievement category for RCI¨, a new
photochemical process he developed to restore original color negatives of government
footage, including previously classified footage, portions of which were badly faded.
Kuran started his career as an Animator on the original "Star Wars" in 1976 and has
since worked on over 300 theatrical motion pictures.