Atomic Junction: Nuclear Power in Africa After Independence

ISBN-13: 9781108471244 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 296 str.

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Opis

An innovative account of the first nuclear programme in independent Africa, centring on the promises and perils of atomic research in Ghana.

Recenzje

'… a masterful contribution to the growing scholarship on the history of science and technology in Africa.' Jennifer Hart, H-Africa

Spis treści

Preface: nuclear reveries; 1. Introduction: 'no country has monopoly of ability'; 2. Nuclear winds: particles without boundaries; 3. Scientific equity: physics from the Soviets; 4. Atomic reactors: a fission facility for Ghana; 5. Radiation within: monitoring particles in bodies; 6. Atomic lands: risks on a nuclear frontier; Epilogue: nuclear power at the crossroads.