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245 10 a| Atomic awakening :b| a new look at the history and future of nuclear power /c| James Mahaffey.;

250 a| 1st Pegasus books ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Pegasus Books,c| 2009.;

300 a| xxiii, 344 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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505 0 a| Introduction: The paradox inside a puzzle inside a fantasy -- Part 1: The fantasy. Invisible demons ; A couple of remaining questions ; Einstein drops a bomb ; The other end of the universe ; Breaking open the atom -- Part 2: The puzzle. A fortuitous condensation of genius ; An implied threat from the Fatherland ; A jolt in the dark ; A light at the mouth of the tunnel ; Post-war planning -- Part 3: The paradox. A quest for power ; Digging canals, curing cancer, and flying to Jupiter ; The graphite's on fire! ; Nuclear rockets and nuclear airplanes ; The building boom, the bust, and a resurgence -- Epilogue: The radioactive park.;

520 a| Evaluates the potential of nuclear technology as a non-polluting, renewable energy source while describing how nuclear energy's negative association with weapons development and the Cold War has stymied the progress of its beneficial uses.;

520 a| "Nuclear power is a paradox of danger and salvation--the renewable energy source our society so desperately needs is the one we are most afraid to use. 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 today, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. The history of atomic energy is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and the misdirection of public consciousness, some deliberate, some accidental. A result of this fixation on bombs and nuclear fallout is that our development of a non-polluting, renewable energy source stands frozen in time. It has been said that if gasoline were first used to make napalm bombs, we would all be driving electric cars. Our skewed view of nuclear power makes James Mahaffey's new look at the extraordinary paradox of nuclear energy that much more compelling. From medieval alchemy to Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and the Manhattan Project, atomic science is far from the spawn of a wicked weapons program, and its continual development poses the premier question of the modern age: Now that the energy of the universe is available to us, how do we use it? For death and destruction? Or as a fuel for our society that has minimal impact on the environment and future generations? Outlining the development of nuclear science throughout history, Mahaffey's brilliant yet accessible book is essential to our understanding of the phenomenon that is nuclear power and how it will shape the twenty first century."--Jacket;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

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Atomic awakening : a new look at the history and future of nuclear power / James Mahaffey.

Author/creator	Mahaffey, James A.
Format	Book
Edition	1st Pegasus books ed.
Publication Info	New York : Pegasus Books, 2009.
Description	xxiii, 344 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Nuclear engineering. Nuclear energy. Nuclear Energy.

Contents	Introduction: The paradox inside a puzzle inside a fantasy -- Part 1: The fantasy. Invisible demons ; A couple of remaining questions ; Einstein drops a bomb ; The other end of the universe ; Breaking open the atom -- Part 2: The puzzle. A fortuitous condensation of genius ; An implied threat from the Fatherland ; A jolt in the dark ; A light at the mouth of the tunnel ; Post-war planning -- Part 3: The paradox. A quest for power ; Digging canals, curing cancer, and flying to Jupiter ; The graphite's on fire! ; Nuclear rockets and nuclear airplanes ; The building boom, the bust, and a resurgence -- Epilogue: The radioactive park.
Abstract	Evaluates the potential of nuclear technology as a non-polluting, renewable energy source while describing how nuclear energy's negative association with weapons development and the Cold War has stymied the progress of its beneficial uses.
Abstract	"Nuclear power is a paradox of danger and salvation--the renewable energy source our society so desperately needs is the one we are most afraid to use. 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 today, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. The history of atomic energy is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and the misdirection of public consciousness, some deliberate, some accidental. A result of this fixation on bombs and nuclear fallout is that our development of a non-polluting, renewable energy source stands frozen in time. It has been said that if gasoline were first used to make napalm bombs, we would all be driving electric cars. Our skewed view of nuclear power makes James Mahaffey's new look at the extraordinary paradox of nuclear energy that much more compelling. From medieval alchemy to Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and the Manhattan Project, atomic science is far from the spawn of a wicked weapons program, and its continual development poses the premier question of the modern age: Now that the energy of the universe is available to us, how do we use it? For death and destruction? Or as a fuel for our society that has minimal impact on the environment and future generations? Outlining the development of nuclear science throughout history, Mahaffey's brilliant yet accessible book is essential to our understanding of the phenomenon that is nuclear power and how it will shape the twenty first century."--Jacket
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Mahaffey, James A. Atomic awakening. 1st Pegasus Books ed. New York : Pegasus Books, 2009
ISBN	9781605980409
ISBN	1605980404
ISBN	9781605981277
ISBN	1605981273
Stock number	W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

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