Eugene Burdick
Birthday:
12 December 1918, Sheldon, Iowa, USA
Birth Name:
Eugene Leonard Burdick
Eugene Burdick was born on December 12, 1918 in Sheldon, Iowa, USA as Eugene Leonard Burdick. He is known for his work on Fail-Safe (1964), Fail Safe (2000) and The Ugly American (1963). He was married to Carol Warren. He died on July 26, 1965.
[about his book "Fail-Safe", regarding a breakdown in military communications that results in an American nuclear attack on the Soviet Union...Show more »
[about his book "Fail-Safe", regarding a breakdown in military communications that results in an American nuclear attack on the Soviet Union] I believe it to be inevitable under the circumstances. That is why we [co-author Harvey Wheeler] wrote this book. I don't know of a scientist who has a direct knowledge of "fail-safe" who isn't worried. This is something people ought to know. Show less «
