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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Mahaffey, James A.     Subjects     Nuclear engineering.     Nuclear energy.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Mahaffey, James A.       by title:      Atomic awakening : a...         MARC Display

Atomic awakening : a new look at the history and future of nuclear power / James Mahaffey. by Mahaffey, James A. New York : Pegasus Books, 2009. Subjects Nuclear engineering.   Nuclear energy. ISBN:  9781605980409 : 1605980404 Description:  xxiii, 344 p. ; 24 cm. Edition:  1st Pegasus Books ed. Contents:  The paradox inside a puzzle inside a fantasy -- 1: The fantasy -- Invisible demons -- A couple of remaining questions -- Einstein drops a bomb -- The other end of the universe -- Breaking open the atom -- 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 -- 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 -- The radioactive park. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 621.48 Ma Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 621.48 Mahaffey Lost 12/05/2018 Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 621.48 Ma Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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