Mad on radium : New Zealand in the atomic age / Rebecca Priestley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Priestley, Rebecca, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear engineering--New Zealand--History.

Nuclear engineering.

Nuclear energy--Government policy--New Zealand.

Nuclear energy.

Antinuclear movement--New Zealand.

Antinuclear movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Although New Zealander Lord Rutherford was the first to split the atom, the country has since been known around the world for its nuclear-free stance. In this engaging and accessible book, an alternative history is revealed of ""nuclear New Zealand""-when there was much enthusiasm for nuclear science and technology. From the first users of X-rays and radium in medicine to the plans for a nuclear power station on the Kaipara Harbour, this account uncovers the long and rich history of New Zealanders' engagement with the nuclear world and the roots

Contents:

Cover; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE: Nuclear-free New Zealand: Myth or reality?; 1 The public are mad on radium! Rutherford, New Zealand and the new physics; 2 Some fool in a laboratory: The atom bomb and the dawn of the atomic age; 3 Cold War and red-hot science: The nuclear age comes to the Pacific; 4 Uranium fever! Uranium prospecting on the West Coast; 5 There's strontium-90 in my milk: Safety and public exposure to radiation; 6 Atoms for Peace: Nuclear science in New Zealand in the atomic age; 7 Nuclear decision: Plans for nuclear power

8 A new national identity: Becoming 'nuclear-free'CONCLUSION: Nuclear-free New Zealand Can we take it for granted?; Notes; Select bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-77558-586-7

1-86940-758-X

OCLC:

863822593