Examines atomic energy as a lens to 20^th and 21^st-century America.

Atomic Age America looks at the broad influence of atomic energy–focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and nuclear power–on the lives of Americans within a world context. The text examines the social, political, diplomatic, environmental, and technical impacts of atomic energy on the 20^th and 21^st centuries, with a look back to the origins of atomic theory.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book readers will be able to:

• Develop a background in the origins of atomic theory and atomic science
• View nuclear technologies within the historical context in which they were created and used
• Understand how atomic energy helped frame the second half of the 20^th century, and how it continues to influence in the 21^st