The wretched atom : America's global gamble with peaceful nuclear technology /

The wretched atom : America's global gamble with peaceful nuclear technology /

"After the Second World War, the United States offered a new kind of atom that differed from the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This atom would cure diseases, produce new foods, make deserts bloom, and provide abundant energy for all. It was an atom destined for the formerly colon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamblin, Jacob Darwin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Nuclear industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear energy > Government policy > United States.
Nuclear energy > Economic aspects > United States.
Nuclear nonproliferation > International cooperation.
Diplomatic relations.
International economic relations.
Nuclear energy > Economic aspects.
Nuclear energy > Government policy.
Nuclear industry.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
United States > Foreign economic relations.
United States.
History.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • The have-nots
  • A thousand years into one
  • Forgetting the bad dreams of the past
  • Colored and white atoms
  • Turf wars and green revolutions
  • Water, blood, and the nuclear club
  • Nuclear mosques and monuments
  • The era of distrust
  • Conclusion: The cornucopian illusion.

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