Age of the Bomb

In 1919, Ernest Rutherford split the atom. In 1945, the bomb was dropped on Japan. In 1986, the Chernobyl accident put all of Europe in peril. These are only some of the events in the often-dark history of nuclear energy, which are compiled in this short book.

Backing the claim that technology does more harm than good to mankind and the planet, this book uses the simplest of objects–––the atom.