Before the Fallout

From Marie Curie to Hiroshima

Autori

• Diana Preston

Parametri

• 416 pagine
• 15 ore di lettura

• Saggistica
• Scienza
• Scienze Naturali
• Storia
• Storia del mondo

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The narrative explores the groundbreaking discovery of radioactivity by Marie Curie in 1898, leading to a pivotal moment in 1945 when two physicists anxiously prepare for the first atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert. Their fears of unleashing catastrophic consequences highlight the tension between scientific advancement and existential risk, capturing a dramatic intersection of innovation and potential disaster in human history.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2006

(In brossura)