The American Atom
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The American Atom
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Author : Philip L. Cantelon
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1991
The American Atom written by Philip L. Cantelon and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
For this edition (first in 1984), the editors have updated the collection of primary documents which tell the story of atomic energy in the US from the discovery of fission through the development of nuclear weapons, international proliferation, and attempts at control. The book also includes a new chapter, reflects on Chernoyl, Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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 Wretched Atom
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Author : Jacob Darwin Hamblin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-03
The Wretched Atom written by Jacob Darwin Hamblin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-03 with History categories.
A groundbreaking narrative of how the United States offered the promise of nuclear technology to the developing world and its gamble that other nations would use it for peaceful purposes. After the Second World War, the United States offered a new kind of atom that differed from the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This atom would cure diseases, produce new foods, make deserts bloom, and provide abundant energy for all. It was an atom destined for the formerly colonized, recently occupied, and mostly non-white parts of the world that were dubbed the "wretched of the earth" by Frantz Fanon. The "peaceful atom" had so much propaganda potential that President Dwight Eisenhower used it to distract the world from his plan to test even bigger thermonuclear weapons. His scientists said the peaceful atom would quicken the pulse of nature, speeding nations along the path of economic development and helping them to escape the clutches of disease, famine, and energy shortfalls. That promise became one of the most misunderstood political weapons of the twentieth century. It was adopted by every subsequent US president to exert leverage over other nations' weapons programs, to corner world markets of uranium and thorium, and to secure petroleum supplies. Other countries embraced it, building reactors and training experts. Atomic promises were embedded in Japan's postwar recovery, Ghana's pan-Africanism, Israel's quest for survival, Pakistan's brinksmanship with India, and Iran's pursuit of nuclear independence. As The Wretched Atom shows, promoting civilian atomic energy was an immense gamble, and it was never truly peaceful. American promises ended up exporting violence and peace in equal measure. While the United States promised peace and plenty, it planted the seeds of dependency and set in motion the creation of today's expanded nuclear club.
Historical Encyclopedia Of Atomic Energy
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Author : Stephen E. Atkins
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2000-01-30
Historical Encyclopedia Of Atomic Energy written by Stephen E. Atkins and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-30 with Science categories.
Each entry concludes with a suggested reading. The encyclopedia includes a timeline of important events in the global development of atomic energy, more than 30 photos, and a selected general bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.
The Atomic West
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Author : Bruce W. Hevly
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2011-12-01
The Atomic West written by Bruce W. Hevly and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with History categories.
The Manhattan Project—the World War II race to produce an atomic bomb—transformed the entire country in myriad ways, but it did not affect each region equally. Acting on an enduring perception of the American West as an “empty” place, the U.S. government located a disproportionate number of nuclear facilities—particularly the ones most likely to spread pollution—in western states. The Manhattan Project manufactured plutonium at Hanford, Washington; designed and assembled bombs at Los Alamos, New Mexico; and detonated the world’s first atomic bomb at Alamagordo, New Mexico, on June 16, 1945. In the years that followed the war, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission selected additional western sites for its work. Many westerners initially welcomed the atom. Like federal officials, they, too, regarded their region as “empty,” or underdeveloped. Facilities to make, test, and base atomic weapons, sites to store nuclear waste, and even nuclear power plants were regarded as assets. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, regional attitudes began to change. At a variety of locales, ranging from Eskimo Alaska to Mormon Utah, westerners devoted themselves to resisting the atom and its effects on their environments and communities. Just as the atomic age had dawned in the American West, so its artificial sun began to set there. The Atomic West brings together contributions from several disciplines to explore the impact on the West of the development of atomic power from wartime secrecy and initial postwar enthusiasm to public doubts and protest in the 1970s and 1980s. An impressive example of the benefits of interdisciplinary studies on complex topics, The Atomic West advances our understanding of both regional history and the history of science, and does so with human communities as a significant focal point. The book will be of special interest to students and experts on the American West, environmental history, and the history of science and technology.
Atomic Age America Plus Mysearchlab With Etext Access Card Package
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Author : Martin V. Melosi
language : en
Publisher: Pearson College Division
Release Date : 2012-11-06
Atomic Age America Plus Mysearchlab With Etext Access Card Package written by Martin V. Melosi and has been published by Pearson College Division this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-06 with History categories.
ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that youselect the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition,you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Examines atomic energy as a lens to 20th and 21st-century America. 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. Learning Goals Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Develop a background in the origins of atomic theory and atomic science View nuclear technologies within the historical context in which they were created and used Understand how atomic energy helped frame the second half of the 20th century, and how it continues to influence in the 21st 0205862217 / 9780205862214 Atomic Age America Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package, 1/e Package consists of: 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with eText - Access Card 0205742548 / 9780205742547 Atomic Age America
Atomic Americans
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Author : Sarah E. Robey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Atomic Americans written by Sarah E. Robey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Citizenship categories.
"Examines how American civic life and ideas about citizenship changed in response to the threat of nuclear attack in the early years of the Cold War"--
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.
Symposium On Atomic Energy And Its Implications
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Author : American Philosophical Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
Symposium On Atomic Energy And Its Implications written by American Philosophical Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Atomic bomb categories.
The Decision To Use The Atomic Bomb And The Architecture Of An American Myth
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Author : Gar Alperovitz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Decision To Use The Atomic Bomb And The Architecture Of An American Myth written by Gar Alperovitz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Atomic bomb categories.