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Particle Panic!

How Popular Media and Popularized Science Feed Public Fears of Particle Accelerator Experiments

by Kristine Larsen ...

Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya ...

Series series The Science and Fiction Series
Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting that the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria.This audiobook surveys media depictions of particle accelerator physics and the perceived ... Read more

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From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting that the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria.This audiobook surveys media depictions of particle accelerator physics and the perceived
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Double Nobel Woman, The

The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Marie Curie

by Dr.Muddassir Saleem ...

Narrated by Farisa Mukhdoom ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Nobel Prizes
Unabridged

16 min

She changed science forever.Before laboratories welcomed women…Before the world understood radioactivity…Before history remembered her name…There was Marie Curie.She became:• The first woman to win a Nobel Prize• The first person to win two Nobel Prizes• The only person in history to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences — Physics and ChemistryFrom discovering polonium and radium to ... Read more

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She changed science forever.Before laboratories welcomed women…Before the world understood radioactivity…Before history remembered her name…There was Marie Curie.She became:• The first woman to win a Nobel Prize• The first person to win two Nobel Prizes• The only person in history to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences — Physics and ChemistryFrom discovering polonium and radium to
... Read more
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Atomic Dreams

The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy

by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow ...

Narrated by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Maria Marquis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

The inside story of how nuclear energy—long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic—has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the futureOn June 21, 2016, Pacific Gas & Electric Company announced a plan to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, in 2025. The plan was hailed by environmental groups and politicians around ... Read more

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The inside story of how nuclear energy—long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic—has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the futureOn June 21, 2016, Pacific Gas & Electric Company announced a plan to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, in 2025. The plan was hailed by environmental groups and politicians around
... Read more
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Hell Bomb, The

by William L. Laurence ...

Narrated by Nathan Edwards ...

Unabridged

3 hours 46 min

The Hell Bomb by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William L. Laurence is a sobering, meticulously detailed account of the dawn of the hydrogen bomb era. Written in the early 1950s, this scientific and political examination offers a front-row perspective on one of the most terrifying technological advancements in human history. Drawing on firsthand experiences from his time at Los Alamos and ... Read more

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The Hell Bomb by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William L. Laurence is a sobering, meticulously detailed account of the dawn of the hydrogen bomb era. Written in the early 1950s, this scientific and political examination offers a front-row perspective on one of the most terrifying technological advancements in human history. Drawing on firsthand experiences from his time at Los Alamos and
... Read more
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Nuclear Physics

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

38 min

From the spectra of hydrogen to the cosmic showers, and the Gamma ray bursts, several interesting concepts of Nuclear physics are discussed in the useful notes that are dedicated to all levels of readers. Basic information purview is done keeping in mind of the beginners, as well as the intermediates. Upper undergraduate basic essentials are demonstrated too. In the first chapter all the knowledge ... Read more

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From the spectra of hydrogen to the cosmic showers, and the Gamma ray bursts, several interesting concepts of Nuclear physics are discussed in the useful notes that are dedicated to all levels of readers. Basic information purview is done keeping in mind of the beginners, as well as the intermediates. Upper undergraduate basic essentials are demonstrated too. In the first chapter all the knowledge
... Read more
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Higgs

The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'

by Jim Baggott ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

5 hours 25 min

The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Did the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finish the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort?The short answer is yes. The Higgs field is proposed as the way in which particles gain mass—a ... Read more

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The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Did the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finish the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort?The short answer is yes. The Higgs field is proposed as the way in which particles gain mass—a
... Read more
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Trinity

The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History

by Frank Close ...

Narrated by Anthony Howell ...

Unabridged

20 hours 56 min

Brought to you by Penguin.'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the
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Atoms and Ashes

From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima

by Serhii Plokhy ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 8 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first, and it was not ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first, and it was not
... Read more
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Smoke & Mirrors

How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It

by Gemma Milne ...

Narrated by Gemma Milne ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and climate tech is a healthy dose of critical thinking'David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED UK and author of Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from ... Read more

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'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and climate tech is a healthy dose of critical thinking'David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED UK and author of Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from
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Survival Skills for Kids: Tackle Emergencies While Exploring the Great Outdoors (A Complete Outdoor Survival Skills Book for Kids Ready for Adventure)

by Albert Goldberg ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 33 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you searching for ways to encourage children to get off screens and embrace the great outdoors?Do you worry about your child's safety and independence as they explore nature and learn valuable life skills?Are you keen to provide an educational yet fun gift that transforms outdoor adventures into unforgettable learning experiences?Many parents, ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you searching for ways to encourage children to get off screens and embrace the great outdoors?Do you worry about your child's safety and independence as they explore nature and learn valuable life skills?Are you keen to provide an educational yet fun gift that transforms outdoor adventures into unforgettable learning experiences?Many parents,
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Survival Skills for Kids: A Fun and Practical Guide to Bush craft, Outdoor Adventure (Discover Must-know Secrets to Stay Safe, Build Shelters, Start Fires, and Explore the Wilderness)

by Brian Duncan ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.While most of us will never find us in such a situation, it’s important to develop skills that help you stay safe, feel comfortable in nature, and develop confidence in your ability to solve problems.Survival Skills for Kids will help you adapt to tough or possibly dangerous situations, and they lay the groundwork for increased self-reliance and ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.While most of us will never find us in such a situation, it’s important to develop skills that help you stay safe, feel comfortable in nature, and develop confidence in your ability to solve problems.Survival Skills for Kids will help you adapt to tough or possibly dangerous situations, and they lay the groundwork for increased self-reliance and
... Read more
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Die Zukunft mit Energie versorgen: Bau kleiner modularer Reaktorkraftwerke für nachhaltige Energie

by Richard Skiba ...

Narrated by Digitale Stimme Gustav G ...

Unabridged

23 hours 42 min

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Dieses Buch dient als umfassende Untersuchung von Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) und ihres transformativen Potenzials in der modernen Energielandschaft. Es wurde entwickelt, um ein tiefgehendes Verständnis von SMRs zu vermitteln – von ihren technologischen Grundlagen bis hin zu ihren praktischen Anwendungen in der Energieerzeugung. Beginnend ... Read more

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Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Dieses Buch dient als umfassende Untersuchung von Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) und ihres transformativen Potenzials in der modernen Energielandschaft. Es wurde entwickelt, um ein tiefgehendes Verständnis von SMRs zu vermitteln – von ihren technologischen Grundlagen bis hin zu ihren praktischen Anwendungen in der Energieerzeugung. Beginnend
... Read more
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Countdown

The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons

by Sarah Scoles ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense.In Countdown, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age's present. Drawing from years ... Read more

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Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense.In Countdown, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age's present. Drawing from years
... Read more
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The Quantum World

The disturbing theory at the heart of reality

by New Scientist ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
Unabridged

4 hours 26 min

Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules. ... Read more

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Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules.
... Read more
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A Brief History of the Universe (and our place in it)

by Sarah Alam Malik ...

Narrated by Genevieve Swallow ...

Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

We have always looked up at the sky and wondered.The desire to explore and understand what lies beyond us is at the heart of scientific discovery. Ever since the ancient Babylonians tracked celestial objects on clay tablets, the search for meaning in an infinitely vast universe has been a profoundly human pursuit.In this spellbinding book, Dr Sarah Alam Malik takes us on a journey through the ... Read more

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We have always looked up at the sky and wondered.The desire to explore and understand what lies beyond us is at the heart of scientific discovery. Ever since the ancient Babylonians tracked celestial objects on clay tablets, the search for meaning in an infinitely vast universe has been a profoundly human pursuit.In this spellbinding book, Dr Sarah Alam Malik takes us on a journey through the
... Read more
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Present at the Creation

Discovering the Higgs Boson

by Amir D. Aczel ...

Narrated by Byron Wagner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

The Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, and by far the most powerful, machine ever built. A project of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, its audacious purpose is to re-create, in a 16.5-mile-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss countryside, the immensely hot and dense conditions that existed some 13.7 billion years ago within the first trillionth of a second after the ... Read more

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The Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, and by far the most powerful, machine ever built. A project of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, its audacious purpose is to re-create, in a 16.5-mile-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss countryside, the immensely hot and dense conditions that existed some 13.7 billion years ago within the first trillionth of a second after the
... Read more
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The Universal Timekeepers

Reconstructing History Atom by Atom

by David J. Helfand ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

Atoms are unfathomably tiny. It takes fifteen million trillion of them to make up a single poppy seed—give or take a few billion. And there's hardly anything to them: atoms are more than 99.9999999999 percent empty space. Yet scientists have learned to count these slivers of near nothingness with precision and to peer into their internal states. In looking so closely, we have learned that atoms, ... Read more

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Atoms are unfathomably tiny. It takes fifteen million trillion of them to make up a single poppy seed—give or take a few billion. And there's hardly anything to them: atoms are more than 99.9999999999 percent empty space. Yet scientists have learned to count these slivers of near nothingness with precision and to peer into their internal states. In looking so closely, we have learned that atoms,
... Read more
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Black Sun

Based on a true story, the critically acclaimed Soviet thriller

by Owen Matthews ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

12 hours 54 min

**'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES 'Crime Book of the Month''A stunning debut thriller . . . ferocious, authentic and utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting' DAILY MAILHidden deep within central Soviet Russia is a place that doesn’t appear on any map: a city called Arzamas-16. Here a community of dedicated scientists and technicians is building the most powerful nuclear device the world will ever ... Read more

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**'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES 'Crime Book of the Month''A stunning debut thriller . . . ferocious, authentic and utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting' DAILY MAILHidden deep within central Soviet Russia is a place that doesn’t appear on any map: a city called Arzamas-16. Here a community of dedicated scientists and technicians is building the most powerful nuclear device the world will ever
... Read more
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Nuclear Physics

A Very Short Introduction

by Frank Close ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the nineteenth century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction, Frank Close gives an account of how this area of physics has progressed, including the recognition of how heavy nuclei are ... Read more

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Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the nineteenth century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction, Frank Close gives an account of how this area of physics has progressed, including the recognition of how heavy nuclei are
... Read more
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Oppenheimer: The Genius and the Fallout

"Master 'Oppenheimer: The Genius and the Fallout' with powerful audio lessons for top performance."

by Landon Hale ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

Oppenheimer: The Genius and the Fallout⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you looking to deepen your understanding of Oppenheimer's impact and scientific legacy?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all the necessary elements to grasp the significance of his contributions?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for exploring, applying ... ... Read more

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Oppenheimer: The Genius and the Fallout⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you looking to deepen your understanding of Oppenheimer's impact and scientific legacy?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all the necessary elements to grasp the significance of his contributions?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for exploring, applying ...
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In Oceans Deep

Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves

by Bill Streever ...

Narrated by Jay Snyder ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

In this masterful account in the spirit of Bill Bryson and Ian Frazier, a longtime deep-sea diver masterfully weaves together the science and history of Earth's last remaining frontier: the sea.In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating: full of mystery, danger, beauty, and inspiration. In Oceans Deepcelebrates the daring ... Read more

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In this masterful account in the spirit of Bill Bryson and Ian Frazier, a longtime deep-sea diver masterfully weaves together the science and history of Earth's last remaining frontier: the sea.In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating: full of mystery, danger, beauty, and inspiration. In Oceans Deepcelebrates the daring
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Chernobyl: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster (Historical Fiction Novel Inspired by the True Story of the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster)

by Ryan Gonzalez ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 32 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book, the result of five years of research, presents an accessible but comprehensive account of what really happened.From the desperate fight to prevent a burning reactor core from irradiating eastern europe, to the self-sacrifice of the heroic men who entered fields of radiation so strong that machines wouldn’t work, to the surprising truth about ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book, the result of five years of research, presents an accessible but comprehensive account of what really happened.From the desperate fight to prevent a burning reactor core from irradiating eastern europe, to the self-sacrifice of the heroic men who entered fields of radiation so strong that machines wouldn’t work, to the surprising truth about
... Read more
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Tuxedo Park

A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II

by Jennet Conant ...

Narrated by John Kroft ...

Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history.Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century—Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, ... Read more

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The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history.Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century—Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg,
... Read more
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Chernobyl 01:23:40

The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster

by Andrew Leatherbarrow ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

6 hours 24 min

At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobyl's fourth nuclear reactor. It was an act that forced the permanent evacuation of a city, killed thousands, and crippled the Soviet Union. The event spawned decades of conflicting, exaggerated, and inaccurate stories.This book, the result of five years of research, presents an accessible but ... Read more

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At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobyl's fourth nuclear reactor. It was an act that forced the permanent evacuation of a city, killed thousands, and crippled the Soviet Union. The event spawned decades of conflicting, exaggerated, and inaccurate stories.This book, the result of five years of research, presents an accessible but
... Read more

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