The Atomic West
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The Atomic West is a 1998 book (ISBN 9780295977164) edited by Bruce Hevly and John M. Findlay, and published by the University of Washington Press.
The Atomic West is an interdisciplinary book which explores the impact on the western USA of the development of nuclear power
from initial postwar enthusiasm to public doubts and protests in the 1970s and 1980s. The Atomic West advances the understanding of both the history of science and regional history, and does so with people as a focus. The book will be of particular use to those interested in the American West, environmental history, and the history of science and technology.
The Atomic West is an interdisciplinary book which explores the impact on the western USA of the development of nuclear power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
from initial postwar enthusiasm to public doubts and protests in the 1970s and 1980s. The Atomic West advances the understanding of both the history of science and regional history, and does so with people as a focus. The book will be of particular use to those interested in the American West, environmental history, and the history of science and technology.