Atomic Accidents

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

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James Mahaffey

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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.

Author Biography:

James Mahaffey was a senior research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute where he worked under contract for the Defense Nuclear Agency, the National Ground Intelligence Center, the Air Force Air Logistics Center, and Georgia Power Company, focusing on reactor safety systems, non-linear analysis, and digital systems design . He is the author of Atomic Awakening and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Release date Australia

February 15th, 2015

Author

James Mahaffey

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United States

Illustrations

16 pages of color and B&W images, charts and graphs throughout; 16 pages of color and B&W images, charts and graphs throughout

Imprint

Pegasus Books

Pages

464

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Dimensions

140x211x36

ISBN-13

9781605986807

Product ID

22515786

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