Examines atomic energy as a lens to 20th and 21st-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, enviro[...]
As recently as the 1880s, most American cities had no effective means of collecting and removing the mountains of garbage, refuse, and manure - over a thousand tons a day in New York City alone - that clogged streets and overwhelmed the senses of residents. In his landmark study, Garbage in the Citi[...]
Fossil fuels propelled industries and nations into the modern age and continue to powerfully influence economies and politics today. As "Energy Capitals" demonstrates, the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels has proven to be a mixed blessing in many of the cities and regions where it has occu[...]