Mahaffey, James A. <br/><br/>
Atomic awakening :  a new look at the history and future of nuclear power / 
James Mahaffey. 
 - 1st Pegasus Books ed. 
 - New York :  Pegasus Books,  2009. 
 - xxiii, 344 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The paradox inside a puzzle inside a fantasy -- 1: The fantasy -- Invisible demons -- A couple of remaining questions -- Einstein drops a bomb -- The other end of the universe -- Breaking open the atom -- 2: The puzzle -- A fortuitous condensation of genius -- An implied threat from the Fatherland -- A jolt in the dark -- A light at the mouth of the tunnel -- Post-war planning -- 3: The paradox -- A quest for power -- Digging canals, curing cancer, and flying to Jupiter -- The graphite's on fire! -- Nuclear rockets and nuclear airplanes -- The building boom, the bust, and a resurgence -- The radioactive park. 
<br/><br/> Evaluates the potential of nuclear technology as a non-polluting, renewable energy source while describing how nuclear energy's negative association with weapons development and the Cold War has stymied the progress of its beneficial uses. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781605980409 1605980404 9781605981277 1605981273 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nuclear engineering.<br/>Nuclear energy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK9145  / .M34 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.48