Mad on Radium: New Zealand in the Atomic Age by Rebecca Priestley
Although New Zealander Lord Rutherford was the first to split the atom, the country has since been known around the world for its nuclear-free stance. In this engaging and accessible book, an alternative history is revealed of nuclear New Zealand-when there was much enthusiasm for nuclear science and technology. From the first users of X-rays and radium in medicine to the plans for a nuclear power station on the Kaipara Harbour, this account uncovers the long and rich history of New Zealanders' engagement with the nuclear world and the roots of its nuclear-free identity. Editorial Reviews Review This well-written and delightfully illustrated book tells the story of New Zealand's affair with the atom, and no one has told it better ... In this careful, nuanced account, we see nuclear history throwing a caustic light on the attitudes and assumptions of great and powerful friends. ISIS jstor.org.helicon.vuw.ac.nz/stable/10.1086/679173?seq=0&   [a] lively and informative study about the evolution of civil nuclear policy in New Zealand. With accuracy, fairness and skill she traces how the enthusiasm for radioactive materials and nuclear energy, possibly beckoning a brave new world, soured towards denial, even condemnation of these technologies.  Reviews in History  history.ac.uk/reviews/review/1444   Rebecca Priestley's magnificent Mad on Radium: New Zealand in the Atomic Age deserves to be read by every thinking Kiwi.  The New Zealand Listener  listener.co.nz/culture/books/mad-on-radium-by-rebecca-priestley-review/ Priestley's engaging and complex narrative enriches the history of the Cold War, underlines the connection between networking and a country's scientific prominence, and emphasizes the role of politics in the history of modern physical sciences.  H-Physical Sciences  networks.h-net.org/node/25318/reviews/43065/rentetzi-priestley-mad-radium-new-zealand-atomic-age ... a major revisionist history. ... a very good book Australian Historical Studies tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1031461X.2013.793246 About the Author Rebecca Priestley is a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington where she teaches history of science, science communication and creative science writing. She is the coauthor of Atoms, Dinosaurs and DNA, the editor of The Awa Book of New Zealand Science, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Elsie Locke Award, two Ministry of Culture and Heritage New Zealand History Awards, and the Royal Society Science Book of the Year Prize.
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Published by: Auckland University Press: , 2012
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ISBN: 9781869407278 | 186940727X
256 pages.
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