Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History - Paperback
by Todd Tucker
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803234024ISBN-10:803234023UPC:9780803234024Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:United States, Military, Power ResourcesBook Topic:20th Century, Nuclear Warfare, NuclearSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SC1SMSJN79
Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History
"Incorporating the career of Admiral Hyman Rickover, the creator of the nuclear navy, Tucker's work importantly recalls a forgotten warning from nuclear history."--Gilbert Taylor, Booklist
On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded in rural Idaho, spreading radioactive contamination over thousands of acres and killing three men. The army blamed "human error" and a sordid love triangle....
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803234024ISBN-10:803234023UPC:9780803234024Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:United States, Military, Power ResourcesBook Topic:20th Century, Nuclear Warfare, NuclearSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SC1SMSJN79
Todd Tucker served as an officer with the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine force and is the author of The Great Starvation Experiment.
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