Albert L. Latter

Albert L. Latter was an American physicist best remembered in book form as the co-author of Our Nuclear Future: Facts, Dangers and Opportunities, written with Edward Teller. The book presents atomic science and nuclear policy for a broad audience, reflecting his interest in making complex issues understandable beyond specialist circles.

Available biographical sources on him are fairly limited, but he is documented as a scientist whose work connected physics, national security, and public discussion of nuclear technology. That background gives his writing an unusual mix of technical knowledge and real-world urgency.

For listeners interested in the history of science, Cold War policy, or nonfiction that tries to bridge expert knowledge and public debate, his work offers a window into how nuclear questions were explained to readers in the mid-20th century.