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Nukespeak
Published in Paperback by Viking Press (1983)
Author: Stephen; Bell, Richard C. and O'Connor, Rory Hilgartner
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An Interesting -- But Biased -- History of Nuclear Power
Published by the Sierra Club, written by a trio of left-wing environmentalists shortly after Three Mile Island, Nukespeak doesn't pretend to be anything but the polemic it is, a book-length tract for the anti-nuclear movement (which, at the time of writing, was gearing up for the "Nuclear Freeze" movement as well). That the political agenda is so heavyhanded forces this reviewer to give the book only two stars; however, it must be noted that Nukespeak contains an excellent history of what it terms "the selling of nuclear technology in America" and it definitely added to the debate in its time. The problem is that this excellent history is presented with such overwhelming bias that there is no way to discern what is really true from the all-encompassing propaganda. This is not a scholarly book. If you don't like nuclear plants, though, this is definitely a treasure-trove of talking points.


Science on Stage: Expert Advice As Public Drama (Writing Science)
Published in Paperback by Stanford Univ Pr (2000)
Author: Stephen Hilgartner
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