Three Mile Island explains the far-reaching consequences of the partial meltdown of Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island power plant on March 28, 1979. Though the disaster was ultimately contained, the fears it triggered had an immediate and lasting impact on public attitudes towards nuclear energy in the United States. In this volume, Grace Halden contextualizes the events at Three Mile Island and the ensuing media coverage, offering a gripping portrait of a nation coming to terms with technological advances that inspired both awe and terror. Including a selection of key primary documents, this book offers a fascinating resource for students of the history of science, technology, the environment, and Cold War culture.
By:
Grace Halden
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 800g
ISBN: 9781138917644
ISBN 10: 1138917648
Series: Critical Moments in American History
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 20 June 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface: Nuclear Culture Chapter One: Atoms for War: World War II and the Cultural History of Early Nuclear Development Chapter Two: Atoms for Peace: Nuclear Power, and the Influence of the Long-1960s Chapter Three: When Science and Society Collide: The Three Mile Island Accident in Human Context Chapter Four: Nuclear Reactions: Three Mile Island in Popular Culture Chapter Five: Fears and Fallout: Three Mile Island’s Legacy, Chernobyl, and Fukushima
Grace Halden is Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Birkbeck College, University of London.