Midnight in Chernobyl
The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Recommended by Maggie Koerthbaker, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #1 in Nuclear Physics, Ranked #10 in 2019 — see more rankings.
The definitive, dramatic untold story of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, based on original reporting and new archival research.
April 25, 1986, in Chernobyl, was a turning point in world history. The disaster not only changed the world’s perception of nuclear power and the science that spawned it, but also our understanding of the planet’s delicate ecology. With the images of the abandoned homes and playgrounds beyond the barbed wire of the 30-kilometer Exclusion Zone, the rusting graveyards of contaminated trucks and helicopters, the farmland lashed with black... more
April 25, 1986, in Chernobyl, was a turning point in world history. The disaster not only changed the world’s perception of nuclear power and the science that spawned it, but also our understanding of the planet’s delicate ecology. With the images of the abandoned homes and playgrounds beyond the barbed wire of the 30-kilometer Exclusion Zone, the rusting graveyards of contaminated trucks and helicopters, the farmland lashed with black... more
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Maggie Koerthbaker So I'm reading "Midnight in Chernobyl" because obviously TV viewing needs to come with a syllabus afterwards. https://t.co/bWCLHTy7fq It is very interesting contrasting the fictionalized show, the history book, and the essays meant to debunk aspects of the show. (Source)
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- #83 in Communism
- #84 in Documentaries
- #44 in Energy
- #63 in Engineering
- #26 in Environmental Science
- #61 in European History
- #80 in Historical Nonfiction
- #82 in History
- #37 in Modern History
- #37 in NPR
- #20 in New York Times Bestseller
- #73 in Physics
- #14 in Russian History
- #13 in St. Paul
- #21 in The Cold War
- #78 in Travel
- #65 in Vacation
- #36 in World History
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