Red Atom (eBook)

Russias Nuclear Power Program From Stalin To Today

Paul Josephson (Autor)

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2005
365 Seiten
University of Pittsburgh Press (Verlag)
978-0-8229-7847-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Reveals the history and death of the Soviet Union's peaceful use of nuclear power through exploration of both the projects and the technocratic and political elite who were dedicated to increasing state power through technology. Paul Josephson illuminates the problems that can befall any society heavily invested in large-scale technology.

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In the 1950s, Soviet nuclear scientists and leaders imagined a stunning future when giant reactors would generate energy quickly and cheaply, nuclear engines would power cars, ships, and airplanes, and peaceful nuclear explosions would transform the landscape. Driven by the energy of the atom, the dream of communism would become a powerful reality. Thirty years later, that dream died in Chernobyl. What went wrong? Based on exhaustive archival research and interviews, <i>Red Atom</i> takes a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the Soviet Union's peaceful use of nuclear power. It explores both the projects and the technocratic and political elite who were dedicated to increasing state power through technology. And it describes the political, economic, and environmental fallout of Chernobyl. A story of big science run amok, <i>Red Atom</i> illuminates the problems that can befall any society heavily invested in large-scale technology.

Autor

<b>Paul R. Josephson</b> is associate professor of history at Colby College.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.6.2005
• Reihe/Serie: Russian and East European Studies
• Verlagsort: PIttsburgh
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-8229-7847-4 / 0822978474
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-7847-3 / 9780822978473