Megawatts and Megatons

{{Short description|2001 book by Richard Garwin and Georges Charpak}}

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| name = Megawatts and Megatons

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| authors = Richard L. Garwin and Georges Charpak

| language = English

| genre = Non-fiction

| publisher = University of Chicago Press

| pub_date = October 2001

| media_type = Print (Hardcover)

| isbn = 978-0226284279

}}

Megawatts and Megatons is a book on the consequences and applications of nuclear physics written by physicists Richard L. Garwin[http://www.nybooks.com/authors/3229 Richard L. Garwin] and Georges Charpak. First published in 2001, the book explores nuclear weapons, nuclear power, and nonproliferation. In particular, it explores nuclear power programs in the United States and France.[http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/nuclear-complexities Nuclear Complexities][http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/authors/garwin/ Megawatts and Megatons]