Nuclear Power History

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    • A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power
    • By: James Mahaffey
    • Narrated by: John McLain
    • Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 09-24-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,090 ratings
    • The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death, with Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears....

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    • A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 05-17-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 123 ratings
    • Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents, Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power....

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    • The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
    • By: William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina
    • Narrated by: John Pruden
    • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 08-25-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 64 ratings
    • Written in an accessible and authoritative voice, The Button reveals the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under one person's thumb....

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    • From Atom-Splitting to Clean Energy Futures
    • By: Pierce Jumper
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
    • Release date: 06-22-25
    • Language: English
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    • Power Unleashed: The Story of Nuclear Energy From Atom-Splitting to Clean Energy Futures Nuclear energy is powerful, controversial—and often ...

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    • From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times
    • By: Gwynne Dyer
    • Narrated by: Gareth Richards
    • Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 09-13-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • War has always been a defining feature of human society. This new addition to the Shortest History series explains why we do it—and how we can stop....

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    • War in the Nuclear Disaster Zone
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: David Furr
    • Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 11-12-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • A harrowing account of Russia’s occupation of the Chernobyl and Zaporizhia nuclear power plants and the dangers of nuclear power colliding with warfare.

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    • Power Politics in the Atomic Age (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
    • By: Keir A. Lieber, Daryl G. Press
    • Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
    • Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 04-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. But why do international relations in the nuclear age remain so competitive? Indeed, why are today's major geopolitical rivalries intensifying....

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    • Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power
    • By: Yaakov Katz
    • Narrated by: Christopher Lane
    • Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 05-07-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 222 ratings
    • The never-before-told inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare - and its far-reaching implications....

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    • The Modern Presidency and the National Security State
    • By: Garry Wills
    • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
    • Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 01-22-10
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
    • In Bomb Power, Garry Wills reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Joseph M. Siracusa
    • Narrated by: Shawn Compton
    • Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 12-02-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • This Very Short Introduction looks at the science of nuclear weapons and how they differ from conventional weapons....

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    • An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Length: 14 hrs
    • Release date: 10-21-25
    • Language: English
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    • The nuclear age came into existence with the explosion of the first atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945. Since then, the era of the atom has become the age of two bombs: atomic and hydrogen.

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    • An American Town’s Story of Faith, Hope, and Nuclear Energy
    • By: Casey Bukro
    • Narrated by: Adam Barr
    • Length: 19 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 12-12-23
    • Language: English
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    • With the acceleration of climate change, the questions and challenges surrounding nuclear power have never been more relevant. Higher Power examines one American town's attempts to build a better society as a bellwether for national policy and decision making....

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    • The History of Nuclear Power in Japan and the Disaster at Fukushima Daiichi
    • By: Andrew Leatherbarrow
    • Narrated by: Nick Gallagher
    • Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 02-14-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • Almost 24 hours to the minute since the tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi, Unit 1 exploded. The building wrenched apart, sending shards of irradiated concrete and metal knifing through the air in all directions....

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    • The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era
    • By: Craig Nelson
    • Narrated by: George Newbern
    • Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 03-25-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
    • From the New York Times best-selling author of Rocket Men and the award-winning biographer of Thomas Paine comes the first complete history of the Atomic Age....

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    • Politics, Accountability, and Cleanup
    • By: Max Singleton Power
    • Narrated by: Todd Belcher
    • Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 08-04-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • America's Nuclear Wastelands presents an expert, yet straightforward overview of this complex topic, including nuclear weapons history and contamination issues....

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    • An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Length: Not Yet Known
    • Release date: 10-21-25
    • Language: English
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    • As he examines the motivations of key players, Plokhy confronts the crucial question of our age: what can we learn from the first nuclear arms race that can help us to stop the new one?

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    • The Atom in Russian Politics and Culture
    • By: Paul R. Josephson
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 12-22-22
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Nuclear Russia probes the juncture of history of science and technology, political and cultural history, and environmental history....

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    • How Britain Prepared for Nuclear War
    • By: Julie McDowall
    • Narrated by: Julie McDowall
    • Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 04-06-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • There have been many histories of the Cold War but Attack Warning Red! is the first book to tell the domestic story of day-to-day life on the nuclear home front....

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