From Gods to Guardians

How Scientists Shaped War & Peace

Claude Phipps

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Claude Phipps
15 May 2025

Cybernetics & systems theory; History of science

Fateful decisions, like creating and using the atomic bomb, were made with a scientific hubris by those who believed they could assess the risks. While not all decisions can be made democratically, humanity should consider the risks of extinction. A lesser-known event involved detonating atomic weapons in space during the late 1950s and early 1960s to study their electromagnetic pulse effects on communications, conducted without public knowledge. A witness recalled seeing a deep red glow in the night sky at MIT in 1958.

By: Claude Phipps
Imprint: Claude Phipps
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 132g
ISBN: 9781967362189
ISBN 10: 1967362181
Pages: 90
Publication Date: 15 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Claude Phipps holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from MIT and a Ph.D. in plasma physics from Stanford, where he conducted the first laser-plasma interaction experiment in 1972. He founded Photonic Associates, LLC in 1995 to advance laser space propulsion and invented ""ORION"" and ""L'ADROIT"" concepts for laser space debris re-entry. He collaborated with Christophe Bonnal on the Just-in-time Collision Avoidance concept. Phipps has published 150 refereed articles and presented at 172 international conferences. He chaired the High Power Laser Ablation conferences from 1998 to 2022 and authored three books on laser interaction, including a popular science book titled No Wonder you Wonder (2016).

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From Gods to Guardians

How Scientists Shaped War & Peace

Claude Phipps

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