The Nuclear Age in Popular Media A Transnational History, 1945–1965

The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lente, Dick van (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2012, 2012
Series:Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and exchanges
Physical Description:X, 280 p online resource
ISBN:9781137086181