Fallout
a journey through the nuclear age, from the atom bomb to radioactive waste
$29.29
- Paperback
268 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2019
Summary
Fallout: Disasters, Resilience, and the Nuclear Age
Hiroshima. Bikini Atoll. Chernobyl. Fukushima. These names no longer denote a place, but a disaster. In a few syllables, they evoke the heights of human ingenuity clashing with the worst of human error. Individually, each place has its own sobering story to tell; together, they form a timeline of the nuclear age.
In this compelling and deeply researched book, Fred Pearce investigates the greatest nuclear incidents and accid…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846276262 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846276268 |
| Author: | Fred Pearce |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Imprint: | Granta Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 268 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 16mm |
About The Author
Fred Pearce
Fred Pearce is an award-winning journalist and author, reporting from 87 countries. He is the environment consultant of New Scientist magazine, a regular broadcaster and contributor to the Guardian, Washington Post and others. He has written fourteen books on environmental and development issues, translated into 24 languages.
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