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Atomic Accidents A History of Nuclear Meltdowns & Disasters From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

by James Mahaffey
Atomic Accidents A History of Nuclear Meltdowns & Disasters From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

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"Mahaffey guides us through more than a century of atomic research, including misadventures with radioactive elixirs and long-forgotten accidents. The compelling tales unravel like slow-motion horror stories." NATURE

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"From clueless hunters wandering into caves teeming with radon-222, to fervid dreams of nuclear jets, and reactors bucking like steeds unused to human contact, Mahaffey keeps things appropriately dramatic. Truly valuable." Newsweek

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"Mahaffey employs his extensive knowledge of nuclear engineering to produce a volume that is by turns alarming, thought-provoking, humorous, and always fascinating." Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

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From the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters. Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of continued nuclear research and nuclear energy, looks at each incident in turn and analyzes what happened and why, often discovering where scientists went wrong when analyzing past meltdowns Every incident has lead to new facets in understanding about the mighty atom--and Mahaffey puts forth what the future should be for this final frontier of science that still holds so much promise


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James Mahaffey was a senior research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute where he worked under contract for

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