Jacob Darwin Hamblin

Auteur de Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism

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A propos de l'auteur

Jacob Darwin Hamblin is Professor of History at Oregon State University. His books include Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age, Oceanographers and the Cold War, and Science in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia.

Œuvres de Jacob Darwin Hamblin

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Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism (2013) 41 exemplaires

Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age (2008) 13 exemplaires

Science in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia (ABC-Clio's History of Science) (2005) 7 exemplaires

Oceanographers And The Cold War: Disciples Of Marine Science (2005) 5 exemplaires

The Wretched Atom: America's Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology (2021) 3 exemplaires

The Nuclearization of Iran in the Seventies [journal article] 1 exemplaire

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Date de naissance: 1974
Sexe: male

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Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans… par Jacob Darwin Hamblin

The main focus of this book seemed to be politics. A good bit of the text was devoted to various nations arguing how much waste they could (safely?) dump before oceanographers or the public became concerned. The book wasn't quite what I was expecting. It could have been much more interesting, focusing on the actual dumping, rather than the politics of it. Parts of it were interesting, but overall, I felt my eyes glazing over during most of it. This would probably be more interesting to an environmentalist, or perhaps someone doing academic work.… (plus d'informations)

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LISandKL | Oct 15, 2014 |

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