The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age - Steve Olson Audiobook
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A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph—and the unimaginable, world-ending peril it brought us.
Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction with unimaginable explosive power.
It would begin with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured by humans. In a matter of months, a city designed to produce this dangerous material arose from the desert of eastern Washington State. Plutonium powered the bomb that dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 (a target selected in almost arbitrary fashion). And the work of Glenn Seaborg, Enrico Fermi, and hundreds of thousands of others—the physicists, engineers, laborers, and support staff of the Hanford Nuclear Facility—would remain the basis of the entire US nuclear arsenal during the Cold War and into the present.
With his characteristic blend of scientific clarity and human stories, Steve Olson offers this dramatic story of human achievement—and hubris—to a new generation.
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This post has 5 comments with rating of 5/5
July 10th, 2023
Hanford Nuclear - arguably the MOST polluted and radioactive spot in North America.
Per the NOAA site today:
- Produced tons of plutonium for use in the atomic weapon program
- Activities at Hanford produced significant quantities of waste containing hazardous chemicals and radioactive materials
- Some of these contaminants leaked into the land and water, including into the Columbia River
July 10th, 2023
Thanks 老師
July 11th, 2023
Thank you so much
July 12th, 2023
Thank you very much!
July 13th, 2023
@ssafe05 不客氣 :)
Thanks to Mojo, here’s the update book of what’s going on at Handford, WA ever since.
https://audioscience.org/asbs/atomic-days-the-untold-story-of-the-most-toxic-place-in-america-joshua-frank-5313/#comment-403054
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