Atomic Age America
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Atomic Age America
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Author : Martin V. Melosi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Atomic Age America written by Martin V. Melosi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with History categories.
Atomic Age America looks at the broad influence of atomic energy¿focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and nuclear power¿on the lives of Americans within a world context. The text examines the social, political, diplomatic, environmental, and technical impacts of atomic energy on the 20th and 21st centuries, with a look back to the origins of atomic theory.
By The Bomb S Early Light
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Author : Paul S. Boyer
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Release Date : 1985
By The Bomb S Early Light written by Paul S. Boyer and has been published by Pantheon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
Originally published in 1985, By the Bomb's Early Light is the first book to explore the cultural "fallout" in America during the early years of the atomic age. The book is based on a wide range of sources, including cartoons, opinion polls, radio programs, movies, literature, song lyrics, slang, and interviews with leading opinion-makers of the time. Through these materials, Boyer shows the surprising and profoundly disturbing ways in which the bomb quickly and totally penetrated the fabric of American life, from the chillingly prophetic forecasts of observers like Lewis Mumford to the Hollywood starlet who launched her career as the "anatomic bomb". In a new preface, Boyer discusses recent changes in nuclear politics and attitudes toward the nuclear age.
American Opinion On World Affairs In The Atomic Age
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Author : Leonard Slater Cottrell
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1969
American Opinion On World Affairs In The Atomic Age written by Leonard Slater Cottrell and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with History categories.
This brief book compresses the results of two surveys, one intensive, the other extensive, conducted under the aegis of the Social Science Research Council during the summer of 1946. It was the first comprehensive study of people's attitudes on a significant problem in America's foreign relations--the atomic bomb and its control. The report highlights these findings: First, there is widespread ignorance on international relations and particularly on America's role in world affairs. Secondly, while Americans appear to be internationally minded on general propositions related to the symbol "peace," they tend to reject specific proposals designed to further peace. Thirdly, people tend to perceive foreign policy issues as the concern of "others." As there is no one person or agency responsible for informing the electorate, a vital question arises: how can a unified and informed public opinion be assured? Within this framework, the problem of popular participation in government and the relationship of public opinion to public policy is discussed, and poll findings are placed in a meaningful context.
Life Under A Cloud
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Author : Allan M. Winkler
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1999
Life Under A Cloud written by Allan M. Winkler and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Presents an account of the impact of the atomic bomb on American political and cultural life. This title delineates how fears of nuclear disaster have become a part of our culture. Tracing the debate over military and civilian uses of atomic power, it reveals the irony, anxiety, and official insanity of the atomic age.
The First Atomic Age
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Author : Matthew Lavine
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-06-05
The First Atomic Age written by Matthew Lavine and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-05 with Science categories.
At the close of the 19th century, strange new forms of energy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discovery ever had before. This groundbreaking cultural history tells the story of the first nuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would be seen in the familiar "atomic age" of the post-war twentieth century.
By The Bomb S Early Light
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Author : Paul Boyer
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2005-10-21
By The Bomb S Early Light written by Paul Boyer and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-21 with History categories.
Originally published in 1985, By the Bomb's Early Light is the first book to explore the cultural 'fallout' in America during the early years of the atomic age. Paul Boyer argues that the major aspects of the long-running debates about nuclear armament and disarmament developed and took shape soon after the bombing of Hiroshima. The book is based on a wide range of sources, including cartoons, opinion polls, radio programs, movies, literature, song lyrics, slang, and interviews with leading opinion-makers of the time. Through these materials, Boyer shows the surprising and profoundly disturbing ways in which the bomb quickly and totally penetrated the fabric of American life, from the chillingly prophetic forecasts of observers like Lewis Mumford to the Hollywood starlet who launched her career as the 'anatomic bomb.' In a new preface, Boyer discusses recent changes in nuclear politics and attitudes toward the nuclear age.
Dr Strangelove S America
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Author : Margot A. Henriksen
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-04-28
Dr Strangelove S America written by Margot A. Henriksen and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-28 with History categories.
Did America really learn to "stop worrying and love the bomb," as the title of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove, would have us believe? Does that darkly satirical comedy have anything in common with Martin Luther King Jr.'s impassioned "I Have a Dream" speech or with Elvis Presley's throbbing "I'm All Shook Up"? In Margot Henriksen's vivid depiction of the decades after World War II, all three are expressions of a cultural revolution directly related to the atomic bomb. Although many scientists and other Americans protested the pursuit of nuclear superiority after World War II ended, they were drowned out by Cold War rhetoric that encouraged a "culture of consensus." Nonetheless, Henriksen says, a "culture of dissent" arose, and she traces this rebellion through all forms of popular culture. At first, artists expressed their anger, anxiety, and despair in familiar terms that addressed nuclear reality only indirectly. But Henriksen focuses primarily on new modes of expression that emerged, discussing the disturbing themes of film noir (with extended attention to Alfred Hitchcock) and science fiction films, Beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, and Pop Art. Black humor became a primary weapon in the cultural revolution while literature, movies, and music gave free rein to every possible expression of the generation gap. Cultural upheavals from "flower power" to the civil rights movement accentuated the failure of old values. Filled with fascinating examples of cultural responses to the Atomic Age, Henriksen's book is a must-read for anyone interested in the United States at mid-twentieth century.
Nuclear Statecraft
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Author : Francis J. Gavin
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2012-10-16
Nuclear Statecraft written by Francis J. Gavin and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-16 with History categories.
We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy agenda, and issues ranging from a nuclear Iran to the global zero movement are generating sharp debate. The historical origins of our contemporary nuclear world are deeply consequential for contemporary policy, but it is crucial that decisions are made on the basis of fact rather than myth and misapprehension. In Nuclear Statecraft, Francis J. Gavin challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the consequences of the nuclear revolution. On the basis of recently declassified documents, Gavin reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis, the origins of and motivations for U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy, and how to assess the nuclear dangers we face today. In case after case, he finds that we know far less than we think we do about our nuclear history. Archival evidence makes it clear that decision makers were more concerned about underlying geopolitical questions than about the strategic dynamic between two nuclear superpowers. Gavin's rigorous historical work not only tells us what happened in the past but also offers a powerful tool to explain how nuclear weapons influence international relations. Nuclear Statecraft provides a solid foundation for future policymaking.
Atomic Narratives And American Youth
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Author : Michael Scheibach
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-09-17
Atomic Narratives And American Youth written by Michael Scheibach and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-17 with Social Science categories.
Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, numerous “atomic narratives”—books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks, movies, and television programs—addressed the implications of the bomb. Post–World War II youth encountered atomic narratives in their daily lives at school, at home and in their communities, and were profoundly affected by what they read and saw. This multidisciplinary study examines the exposure of American youth to atomic narratives during the ten years following World War II. In addition, it examines the broader “social narrative of the atom,” which included educational, social, cultural, and political activities that surrounded and involved American youth. The activities ranged from school and community programs to movies and television shows to government-sponsored traveling exhibits on atomic energy. The book also presents numerous examples of writings by postwar adolescents, who clearly expressed their conflicted feelings about growing up in such a tumultuous time, and shows how many of the issues commonly associated with the sixties generation, such as peace, fellowship, free expression, and environmental concern, can be traced to this earlier generation.
The Nuclear Age In Popular Media
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Author : Dick van Lente
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-10-31
The Nuclear Age In Popular Media written by Dick van Lente and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-31 with History categories.
The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and exchanges.