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Atomic Awakening: A New Look At The History And Future Of Nuclear Power
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About Atomic Awakening: A New Look At The History And
Product Description “Persuasive and based on deep research. Atomic Awakening taught me a great deal."―Nature The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. Nuclear power is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and the misdirection of public consciousness, some deliberate, some accidental. The result of this fixation on bombs and fallout is that the development of a non-polluting, renewable energy source stands frozen in time. Outlining nuclear energy's discovery and applications throughout history, Mahaffey's brilliant and accessible book is essential to understanding the astounding phenomenon of nuclear power in an age where renewable energy and climate change have become the defining concerns of the twenty-first century. Review Atomic Awakening offers an essential look at nuclear power and how it will overcome its negative connotations to shape our century. (Scientific American Book Club Selection)The world of science education in America would be an altogether different one if its textbooks were as readable as James Mahaffey's latest on nuclear technology. (Charleston Post-Courier, Michael S. Smith II)ATOMIC AWAKENING provides the most complete history of nuclear power, nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development I have ever read in a single book. (Nuclear Street, review by Randy Brich)The book aids in the understanding of how atomic science is far from the spawn of a wicked weapons program and how nuclear power will shape the 21st century, in which renewable energy and climate change have become defining concerns. (Nuclear News) About the Author James Mahaffey was a senior research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute where he worked under contract for the Defense Nuclear Agency, the National Ground Intelligence Center, the Air Force Air Logistics Center, and Georgia Power Company. He is the author of Atomic Awakening and Atomic Accidents and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
