Book ID: CBB001213740

The First Atomic Age: Scientists, Radiations, and the American Public, 1895--1945 (2013)

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Lavine, Matthew (Author)


Palgrave Macmillan


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: x + 247 pp.; ill.
Language: English

At the close of the nineteenth century, the discovery of strange new forms of energy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discovery ever had before. The fascination with X-rays and radioactivity that was kindled in those early years evolved to affect the course of industry, public policy, and the cultural authority of scientists and physicians. Americans exposed themselves to radiation in ways that seem shocking now, even as knowledge about radiation, its risks, and its applications percolated through the public discourse. This groundbreaking cultural history demonstrates how the busy exchange of perspectives between researchers, popularizers, entrepreneurs, and the general public gave rise to the first nuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would later be seen in the familiar "atomic age" of the post-war twentieth century.

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Review Audra J. Wolfe (2015) Review of "The First Atomic Age: Scientists, Radiations, and the American Public, 1895--1945". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 237-238). unapi

Review Maddock, Shane J. (2014) Review of "The First Atomic Age: Scientists, Radiations, and the American Public, 1895--1945". American Historical Review (p. 914). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Fredrickson, Anne
Nick Dorzweiler
Sara Spike
Sease, Kasey Marie
Candela, Andrea
Pettit, Michael
Concepts
Science and society
Public understanding of science
Radioactivity
Nuclear power; atomic energy
Physics
Popularization
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
Places
United States
Germany
France
Europe
Great Britain
Barcelona (Spain)
Institutions
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
British Association for the Advancement of Science
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