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The First Atomic Age

Scientists, Radiations, and the American Public, 1895–1945
By:Matthew Lavine
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137307217
eText ISBN:9781137307224
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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At the close of the 19th century, strange new forms of energy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discovery ever had before. This groundbreaking cultural history tells the story of the first nuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would be seen in the familiar "atomic age" of the post-war twentieth century.