Age of Radiance The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era

Name: Age of Radiance The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era
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ISBN: 9781451660432

ISBN-10: 145166043X

ISBN-13: 9781451660432

Edition: 2014

Authors: Craig Nelson

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A riveting narrative of the Atomic Age--from x-rays and Marie Curie to the Nevada Test Site and the 2011 meltdown in Japan--written by the prizewinning and bestselling author of Rocket Men.Radiation is a complex and paradoxical concept: staggering amounts of energy flow from seemingly inert rock and that energy is both useful and dangerous. While nuclear energy affects our everyday lives--from nuclear medicine and food irradiation to microwave technology--its invisible rays trigger biological damage, birth defects, and cellular mayhem. Written with a biographer's passion, Craig Nelson unlocks one of the great mysteries of the universe in a work that is both tragic and triumphant. From the…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 3/25/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Craig Nelson was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years. He lives in New York City.