{"product_id":"nuclear-fear-a-history-of-images-9780674628366","title":"Nuclear Fear: A History of Images","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur thinking is inhabited by images-images of sometimes curious and overwhelming power. The mushroom cloud  weird rays that can transform the flesh  the twilight world following a nuclear war  the white city of the future  the brilliant but mad scientist who plots to destroy the world-all these images and more relate to nuclear energy  but that is not their only common bond. Decades before the first atom bomb exploded  a web of symbols with surprising linkages was fully formed in the public mind. The strange kinship of these symbols can be traced back  not only to medieval symbolism  but still deeper into experiences common to all of us. This is a disturbing book: it shows that much of what we believe about nuclear energy is not based on facts  but on a complex tangle of imagery suffused with emotions and rooted in the distant past. Nuclear Fear is the first work to explore all the symbolism attached to nuclear bombs  and to civilian nuclear energy as well  employing the powerful tools of history as well as findings from psychology  sociology  and even anthropology. The story runs from the turn of the century to the present day  following the scientists and journalists  the filmmakers and novelists  the officials and politicians of many nations who shaped the way people think about nuclear devices. The author  a historian who also holds a Ph.D. in physics  has been able to separate genuine scientific knowledge about nuclear energy and radiation from the luxuriant mythology that obscures them. In revealing the history of nuclear imagery  Weart conveys the hopeful message that once we understand how this imagery has secretly influenced history and our own thinking  we can move on to a clearer view of the choices that confront our civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280097501237,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674628365","price":83.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674628366.jpg?v=1780620669","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/nuclear-fear-a-history-of-images-9780674628366","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}