Doom Towns: The People and Landscapes of Atomic Testing, a Graphic History

by Andrew G. Kirk and Stephan Pastis

The history of atomic testing is usually told as a story about big technology, big science, and complex global politics. Doom Towns: The People and Landscapes of Atomic Testing explains critical technological developments and the policies that drove weapons innovation within the context of the specific environments and communities where testing actually took place. The book emphasizes the people who participated, protested, or were affected by atomic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199375909
• ISBN13: 9780199375905
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.9"