Mad on Radium : New Zealand in the Atomic Age.

Although New Zealander Lord Rutherford was the first to split the atom, the country has since been known around the world for its nuclear-free stance. In this engaging and accessible book, an alternative history is revealed of ""nuclear New Zealand""--When there was much enthusia...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Priestley, Rebecca
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Nuclear engineering > New Zealand > History.
Nuclear energy > Government policy > New Zealand.
Antinuclear movement > New Zealand.
Génie nucléaire > Nouvelle-Zélande > Histoire.
Énergie nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > Nouvelle-Zélande.
Mouvement antinucléaire > Nouvelle-Zélande.
SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.
Antinuclear movement
Nuclear energy > Government policy
Nuclear engineering
New Zealand
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface Nuclear-free New Zealand; 1 The public are mad on radium!; 2 Some fool in a laboratory; 3 Cold War and red-hot science; 4 Uranium fever!; 5 There's strontium-90 in my milk; 6 Atoms for Peace; 7 Nuclear decision; 8 A new national identity; Conclusion Nuclear-free New Zealand; Notes; Select bibliography; Index; Copyright Page; Footnotes; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Backcover.

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