# Event Details - **Event Name**: Jon Else with Scott D. Sagan - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Join us to hear the story of a single nuclear bomb’s deep origins, brief life during the Cold War, and environmental and political legacies.About this EventJoin us to hear the story of a single nuclear bomb’s deep origins, brief life during the Cold War, and lasting environmental and political legacies.About the BookFrenchman Flat recounts the science, politics, and human experience of those who developed nuclear weapons, suffered the consequences, and fought for and against arms control between the 1940s and 1990s.The throughline of this vast, complex story is a 37-kiloton atomic bomb, dubbed “Priscilla,” that was exploded above a custom-built mini-civilization at Frenchman Flat, Nevada, in 1957. Jon Else uses Priscilla, and the bombs that preceded and followed, to highlight the terrifying ways we have stockpiled and tested nuclear weapons, how near and often we came to self-annihilation, how we managed to avoid it, and what we did to the planet and to our own bodies in the process, from wartime Los Alamos to the suspension of US and Soviet nuclear testing in 1992.In the two decades after Hiroshima, a pair of dramatic stories unfolded alongside each other: the scramble to produce ever more powerful nuclear weapons, and the struggle to ban testing of those same weapons. The dramatic narrative takes in the physics of the megaton postwar bombs, the role of private industry, the near misses of the Cuban Missile Crisis and less well-known events, and the testimony of scientists, politicians, doctors, weapons developers, test-site workers, ranchers, and families downwind of test sites.This powerful and persuasive book reminds us how we have prevented nuclear war so far: by deterrence, diplomacy, and luck. It is—for the moment—a success story, and a warning.ACCESSIBILITY: We never want cost to be a barrier to admission for our community. Please email events [at] keplers [dot] org if you would like to attend this event but cannot afford a ticket. To request an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for this event, please email events [at] keplers [dot] org at least one week prior to the event.REFUND POLICY: We will refund your ticket up to 7 days before the event.We want Kepler’s to be a welcoming and comfortable space for everyone. If you are feeling unwell, especially with respiratory symptoms, please stay home. Thank you for helping us create a safe and considerate environment for our community. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/menlo-park/jon-else-with-scott-d-sagan/100001996312037042 - **Event Categories**: science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Kepler's Books - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 45.09, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Menlo Park - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Kepler's Books - **lat**: 37.453569 - **long**: -122.182167 - **full address**: Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Jon Else with Scott D. 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