The only externally published account of the nation"s premier nuclear ordnance
laboratory during its formative years.  Based on primary sources from archives,
oral histories, and laboratory records, Furman places the development of the
Laboratory in both national and international context, relating the
institutional history to technological developments, the character and
capacities of the scientists and engineers, and the political temper of the
times.  

In the 1980"s Necah Stewart Furman was asked by Sandia National Laboratories to
write a comprehensive history of the lab.  This was supposed to be the first of
a multi-volume study, done by a professional historian.  Although the intention
for this to be the first book in a series, this book was the only one
published.  The book is a thoughtful, thorough study of the first ten years of
one of the nation"s premiere national laboratories.

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