Atomic Accidents : A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima (CD-Audio)

from jtlauderdale

I knew by looking over the well-illustrated, copiously sourced and footnoted text that this book would be informative. I never expected a book on such a serious topic to be entertaining and humorous as well. It's a rare book that will both appall and amuse the reader. Nuclear bombs dropped on Nor...

from LisCarey

This is a highly readable account of the history of atomic power as seen through its accidents and safety failures. That might sound like it's anti-nuclear power, but in fact Mahaffey is a long-time advocate. His major point is that in fact significant accidents are fairly rare, and that with a f...

from jtlauderdale

I knew by looking over the well-illustrated, copiously sourced and footnoted text that this book would be informative. I never expected a book on such a serious topic to be entertaining and humorous as well. It's a rare book that will both appall and amuse the reader. Nuclear bombs dropped on Nor...

from LisCarey

This is a highly readable account of the history of atomic power as seen through its accidents and safety failures. That might sound like it's anti-nuclear power, but in fact Mahaffey is a long-time advocate. His major point is that in fact significant accidents are fairly rare, and that with a f...