Fallout
A Journey Through the Nuclear Age, From the Atom Bomb to Radioactive Waste
$24.45
- Paperback
268 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2019
Summary
At a moment when a new generation of power stations and weapons are being developed, Fallout is a measured and fascinating exploration of our most misunderstood energy source and asks: what can we learn from our past mistakes, and what role should nuclear play in our future?
Hiroshima. Bikini Atoll. Windscale. 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 hum…
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: | 4 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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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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