In this bookthe World of Sakharov The first authoritativestudy of Sakharov as a scientist as well as a public figure, relies on previously inaccessible document... » 

In this bookthe World of Sakharov The first authoritativestudy of Sakharov as a scientist as well as a public figure, relies on previously inaccessible documents, recently declassified archives and personal friends of Sakharov. Gorelik answers a fascinating question: whether the Soviet hydrogen bomb was really fathered by Sakharov, or whether is was based on American secrets. Gorelik also elucidates the reasons behind the sudden transformation of the top-secret physicist into a public figure. «