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Atomic Adventures
- Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder - A Journey into the Wild World of Nuclear Science
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro-nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James Mahaffey's books have served to open up the world of nuclear science like never before. With clear explanations of some of the most complex scientific endeavors in history, Mahaffey's new book looks back at the atom's wild, secretive past and then toward its potentially bright future.
Mahaffey unearths lost reactors on far-flung Pacific islands and trees that were exposed to active fission that changed gender or bloomed in the dead of winter. He explains why we have nuclear submarines but not nuclear aircraft and why cold fusion doesn't exist. And who knew that radiation counting was once a fashionable trend?
Though parts of the nuclear history might seem like a fiction mash-up where cowboys somehow got a hold of a reactor, Mahaffey's vivid prose holds the listener in thrall of the infectious energy of scientific curiosity and ingenuity that may one day hold the key to solving our energy crisis or sending us to Mars.
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- Tony Johnson
- 2021-10-16
Great history!
Stuff new never new about screwy research into the atom. Great stuff about axis and allies. Russia, nuclear proposals on propulsion. Amazing.
Last chapter was a stretch though. Less history and more university lecture. Was not required and is a bit out of place considering the rest of the book.
Excellent listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-08-15
A wealth of information
I am not very familiar with atomic energy as a whole and this was certainly a good introduction to it, very readable and informative. I will be looking at other books on this topic after this one, some of the chapters were really good revealing a lot of information that I knew nothing about and was also interesting. I recommend this book to anyone that wants to know about atomic energy in a fun way.
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- KenP
- 2022-03-25
Thorough story of early atomic adventures.
It was interesting to learn of the untold history the early atomic explorations. I enjoyed listening to the book, and plan on grabbing the rest of his works
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- Grantie
- 2022-07-07
very interesting
a very informative and interesting collection of events related to all things nuclear.. a Great read
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