Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology: Scientists, Radiations, and the American Public, 1895–1945

Lavine, Matthew

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-06-10

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349455478

DOI: 10.1057/9781137307224

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 247