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Summary:

"Tracing uranium's past, and how it intersects with our understanding of other radioactive elements, this book aims to disentangle our attitudes and to unpick the atomic mindset. Chain Reactions looks at the fascinating, often-forgotten, stories that can be found throughout the history of the element. Ranging from glassworks to penny stocks; medicines to weapons; something to be feared to a powerful source of energy, this global history not only explores the development of our scientific understanding of uranium, but also shines a light on its cultural and social impact. By understanding our nuclear past, we can move beyond the ideological opposition to atomic technology and encourage a more nuanced dialogue about whether it is feasible - and desirable - to have a genuinely nuclear-powered future"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• The early history
• Uranium, vanadium and radium
• Entering the atomic age
• Atomic predictions
• Uranium fever
• Atomic cities
• Nucleonics
• Nuclear nightmares and nuclear dreams.

Author/Creator:

Santos, Lucy Jane , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Chain reactions: the hopeful history of uranium [by Santos, L.J.]

Subjects:

Uranium — History

Nuclear energy

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

QD181.U7 S26 2024eb

ISBNs:

9781639367450 (electronic bk.)
1639367454 (electronic bk.)
9781639367443 [Invalid]
1639367446 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1460463807

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31106755 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp306714769