TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mahaffey,James A.
TI  - Atomic awakening: a new look at the history and future of nuclear power 
SN  - 9781605980409
AV  - TK9145 .M34 2009
U1  - 621.48 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pegasus Books
KW  - Nuclear engineering
KW  - Nuclear energy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -