Atomic Accidents

A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

By: James Mahaffey

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

From the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters.

Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of continued nuclear research and nuclear energy, looks at each incident in turn and analyzes what happened and why, often discovering where scientists went wrong when analyzing past meltdowns.

Every incident has lead to new facets in understanding about the mighty atom—and Mahaffey puts forth what the future should be for this final frontier of science that still holds so much promise.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2014 James Mahaffey (P)2014 Blackstone Audio

Great book, terrible narrator

I've read the book a few times and it's a great collection of atomic accidents. However the narrator of this audiobook sounds like a monotone, bored out of his mind lovechild of Kirk and Spock who also can't pronounce scientific terminology correctly. For me it's completely unlistenable as it is.

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I found this book very educational. It examines in detail atomic accidents beyond the "big three" of 3 Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukashima. It is a bit technical at times but well worth the knowledge you will gain.

Pleased

This is such a thorough history...I loved the information about Fukushima and the first radiation poisonings from natural sources. If you don't want all the details, this one is not for you!

I love this book!

At first, the narration was very dry and like a grammar school instructional film from my youth, but the story was strong enough for me to keep going. By the second chapter, I could not stop listening! I have shared this book with more people than any other book, subject, daily joke, etc. I should get a kickback from Audible, if all that I shared with become members. Give it a go!

Interesting read for the nuclear industry.

A lot of information crammed into this book, but not overwhelming either. Good narrator and well written.

very interesting!

Really just a fascinating book. So much history that I had no knowledge of.

historically informative educational and technical

after listening to "midnight in chernobyl" the story of the chernobyl nuclear disaster and enjoying it so much i thought this book sounded like it might be even better as it spoke of accidents and disasters all over the world. both well known and secret and it did not dissapoint. a lot of great stories about interesting events. very detailed but very technical. it's like a crash course in nuclear engineering. had to back up and relisten to several parts to try and catch it all. a lot of info about the nuclear programs and accidents in the U.S. that the government never made public. a great listen. well researched well writen and well read.

Excellent historical and technical overview

Great book, covers all in a understandable but also very technical way. Will interest those who understand the technical details and those who don't.

Amazing book!

All around great book with a great narrator. Loved his explanations and ability to convey information in a manner that I was able to understand.

Great way to put your job into perspective

The summary of the book sets you up for the general topic. The absurdity of what we have done, rather, how we have done it, is a surprisingly fun listen.

I honestly think some general road trips to locations that have nuclear bombs somewhere nearby would be fun, at this point. knowing that some are just somewhere in a swamp or in the ocean is mind blowing.

Highly recommended.