The First Atomic Age
Scientists, Radiations, and the American Public, 1895–1945
Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology book series (PSHST)
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Introduction
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.
Keywords
attention Backlash cultural history culture democratization energy
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137307224
- Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
- Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, New York
- eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
- Print ISBN 978-1-349-45547-8
- Online ISBN 978-1-137-30722-4
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