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    Chip Overclock: Used to be you could order a tiny piece of uranium ore from a scientific supply house via Amazon.com. I have it setting on the bookshelf in my office ... more »
    Fall-Apart: Pierre Curie did not die of radiation poisoning. He might have been on his way to that eventually, but he was run over by a horse cart. Sucks to be h... more »
    TheAardvark: "...his scheme would eradicate trillions of dollars of contracts for the waste disposal industry." The Europeans have experimented with vitrification,... more »
    Grey_Area: Yeah, this book has the heady scent of Agenda wafting from it. Zoellner seems irresponsible to avoid the very real negative aspects of nuclear power. ... more »
    riotnrrd: Thanks for the nice review, Andrew. But because I am a horrible pedant, I would quibble with your characterization of Three Mile Island as one "of the... more »
    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: HG Wells was a time traveler right? more »
    alphanumeric1971: I do not know why the South African helium pebble bed reactor isn't being built all over the world. It could replace coal burning powerplants overnigh... more »
    ♠ Final ♠: I'm in the mood for yellow cake. more »
    Kevin Jones: From Uranium's unpublished memoirs: "Today, gave Marie Curie cancer. Kinda felt bad about that." more »
  • #bookreview

    A History of Uranium, the Rock That Nuked the World

    Uranium was considered a useless material until very recently in human history, when it quite literally exploded into the public consciousness. Tom Zoellner's engaging new book Uranium reveals how this once-humble element transformed human civilization. More »