{"product_id":"9781683781967","title":"Summary of Atomic Accidents: by James Mahaffey Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a summary of the book and NOT the original book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Atomic Accidents by James Mahaffey | Includes Analysis \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this Instaread Summary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Overview of the entire book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Introduction to the important people in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Key Takeaways of the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• A Reader's Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview of this summary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWater in the form of steam has always intrigued and terrified people. Steam locomotives were\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efascinating in their heyday. They tended to explode, crash into each other and run off the rails. Some\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003epeople were so afraid of this technology, they would not ride trains. However, everyone seemed to\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003elove watching staged train crashes. This entertainment was popular from the 1890s until the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOne impresario of the staged crash was William “Bill” Crush, an agent for a Texas railroad. Forty\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ethousand people witnessed his first crash staged near Waco in 1896. Crush knew little about the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003emechanics of steam engines, but insisted his hundred-mile- an-hour crash would be safe. He was\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ewrong. The resulting boiler explosion killed three and injured six. Another promoter, “Head-On” Joe\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConnelly, was more successful. He staged seventy-three crashes without killing anyone. Unlike Crush,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ehe knew he had to keep the train speed down and hold spectators back.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe last staged crash of this type was in 1935. The fear of steam explosions never left the public’s\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003emind. When engineers began developing nuclear power, they believed that steam explosions were the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003emajor challenge to safety. Although other methods were investigated, boiling water was, and still is, the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003echeapest and most reliable way to collect energy produced at a power plant. Therefore, it was not a\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003echallenge that could be worked around when designing a nuclear power plant. Additionally, steam from\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ea nuclear plant accident can spread radiation. In fact, during the Cold War, public fear of radiation was\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003emore intense than fear of steam locomotives ever was.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn November 1879, three hunters in the Ozarks found a cave filled with a weird vein of silvery-blue\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003emetal. They had to flee when they became dizzy, disoriented and short of breath. One of the hunters,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBilly Henry, broke out in strange sores. He recovered and the story was forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn Europe, neon lights and X-rays were discovered as scientists unraveled the mysteries of the atom.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRadiology was discovered in the United States by Nikola Tesla, but he did not pursue practical\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eapplications, so Wilhelm Rontgen of Germany got the honor of introducing radiology to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTesla decided to take another look and stuck his head in an X-ray beam for science. He developed\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eblisters and other wounds. He advised everyone to avoid radiation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread Summaries, you can get the summary of a book in 30 minutes or less. We read every\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003echapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131149107440,"sku":"9781683781967","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683781967_p0.jpg?v=1763702643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683781967","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}