Descript |
xxi, 442 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm. |
Content |
text |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Edition |
First Pegasus Books paperback edition. |
Note |
First published: 2014. |
Contents |
Introduction: Bill Crush and the hazards of steam under pressure -- 1. We discover fire -- 2. World War II and danger beyond comprehension -- 3. A bit of trouble in the great white north -- 4. Birthing pains in Idaho -- 5. Making everything else seem insignificant in the UK -- 6. In nuclear research even the goof-ups are fascinating -- 7. The atomic man and lessons in fuel processing -- 8. The military almost never lost a nuclear weapon -- 9. The China syndrome plays in Harrisburg and Pripyat -- 10. Tragedy at Fukushima Daiichi -- 11. Caught in the Rickover trap. |
ISBN |
9781605986807 (paperback) |
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1605986801 (paperback) |
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