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

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A gripping narrative of nuclear mishaps and meltdowns world wide, all of which have proven pivotal to the advancement of nuclear science.

From the moment radiation used to be came upon 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 every incident in turn and analyzes what happened and why, frequently discovering where scientists went improper when analyzing past meltdowns.

Each and every incident has lead to new facets in understanding about the mighty atom―and Mahaffey puts forth what the future will have to be for this final frontier of science that still holds such a lot promise.

16 pages of color and B&W images, charts and graphs all over

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