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Most people probably know Asimov from his extensive science fiction catalog, but he was also a prolific writer of non-fiction. This book written in 19
Most people probably know Asimov from his extensive science fiction catalog, but he was also a prolific writer of non-fiction. This book written in 1958 is a great example of how Asimov could take a complicated subject and make it easy for the layman to understand and appreciate. This is in the public domain, and I listened to it free on Librivox. The narration was well done. This book is the story of nuclear energy, up until the dawn of the first nuclear power plants right around the time of the books publication. He starts out with some basic chemistry, explaining the basics of atomic theory (protons, neutrons, electrons, etc.) going back to the beginning of its discovery. He explains each major discovery and introduces the people behind them. I thought the most interesting parts were about the first nuclear reactor, and the race for the atomic bomb during late WWII. The first human-made nuclear reaction was the Chicago Pile-1 in December of 1942 at the University of Chicago. This essentially was the beginning of the Atomic Age. The race for the atomic bomb was of utmost importance to the Allies during WWII as its discovery would shape the future of the world. With all the promise of reliable and almost unlimited green energy if handled properly, it's a shame that nations are forgoing and rejecting this resource for unreliable, land-intensive green energy sources or even reverting back to coal. Especially with the availability of modern, safe, next generation reactors. With energy needs going through the roof it won't be long before world leaders regret some of their energy decisions. But that's just my opinion.
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Asimov goes through the Bible and interprets the stories written by the uninformed ancients based on what we now know what was going on at the time. I
Asimov goes through the Bible and interprets the stories written by the uninformed ancients based on what we now know what was going on at the time. I found it very interesting.
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date pub edition Oct 21, 2003
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date pub edition Oct 01, 1990
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date pub Apr 09, 1982
date pub edition 1995
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date pub Jan 01, 1992
date pub edition Dec 01, 1994
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date pub 1990
date pub edition Mar 1991
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date pub 1955
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date pub 1950
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date pub Oct 01, 1989
date pub edition Sep 01, 1990
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avg rating 3.74
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date pub 1951
date pub edition Dec 01, 1991
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date pub 1972
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date pub 1953
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