Download or read book Frontiers in Atomic Energy Research written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Research and Development and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers future applications of nuclear sciences including extracting power from the H-bomb by thermonuclear reactors, nuclear explosives for peaceful purposes, space propulsion and power for satellites and space ships, direct energy conversion to electricity, and solar energy systems.