Fallout
Hedley Marston and the Atomic Bomb Tests in Australia
$35.22
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2019
Summary
Fallout is the strange but true story of a celebrated Australian scientist’s involvement in the 1956 British atomic bomb tests. Hedley Marston, an idol with his own feet of clay, was determined not only to reveal official lies and chicanery, but to expose as charlatans the Australian scientists who were appointed to protect the nation from any possible harm. Contrary to official pronouncements, radioactive fallout was blowing across the country and contaminating many towns and commun…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781862545236 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1862545235 |
| Author: | Roger Cross |
| Publisher: | Wakefield Press |
| Imprint: | Wakefield Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Roger Cross
Roger Cross and his wife Jennifer moved to the mid north of South Australia on his retirement from the University of Melbourne. As a senior lecturer he was involved in the science education programmes at the University. His research interest into the nature and social aspects of science led to the publication of the highly successful book Fallout: Hedley Marston and the British Atomic Bomb Tests in Australia which was used as the basis of the Film Australia documentary Silent Storm. Apart from numerous educational publications, he is a co-author (with Avon Hudson) of Beyond Belief: The British Bomb Tests: Australia’s veterans speak out.
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