Author: Frances Kennett
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780890090428
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Author: Margot Keam Cleary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861246571
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Author: John Canning
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780831739874
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Author: Octopus Publishing Group
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780706421460
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Author: Random House
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781870461658
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Titanic - Tokyo earthquake - Hindenburg - Chernobyl - Chemical gas leak Bhopal.

Author: Margot Keam Cleary
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 9780831769208
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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A look at some of the worst natural and technological tragedies of the century covers everything from the Galveston hurricane and the explosion of the "Hindenburg" to the Chernobyl accident

Author: Samuel Upton Newtan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1425985114
Category : Nuclear accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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During the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people died from the use of nuclear weapons in Nuclear War I and other nuclear disasters. Dr. Newtan's book describes the disastrous consequences of the following nuclear developments all of which occurred in the 20th century: The Trinity Test of a nuclear device (explosion) The destruction of Hiroshima by a uranium bomb The destruction of Nagasaki by a plutonium bomb The hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, and cobalt bomb Radioactive fallout Radiological weapons The BRAVO Test (hydrogen bomb) Three Mile Island nuclear reactor disaster Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster Fermi I breeder reactor disaster Nuclear submarine disasters (U.S., U.S.S.R.) Thresher nuclear submarine disaster Scorpion nuclear submarine disaster Nuclear satellite disasters Lost nuclear weapons Lost nuclear fissile materials for weapons Nuclear waste disasters Acts of war on nuclear facilities Nuclear terrorism Proliferation of nuclear weapons Nuclear reactors in space Nuclear weapons in space Nuclear waste can it be safely stored for millennia?

Author: Michael J. Oliver
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781847205490
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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The First and Second World Wars, the great depression, oil shocks, inflation, financial crises, stock market crashes, the collapse of the Soviet command economy and Third World disasters are discussed in this comprehensive book. The contributors subject these disasters to in-depth assessment, carefully considering their costs and impact on specific countries and regions, as well as assessing them in a global context. The book examines the legacy of economic disasters and asks whether economic disasters are avoidable or whether policymakers can learn from their mistakes.

Author: Andrew L. Jenks
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780136038023
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Part of the Connections: Key Themes in World History series, Perils of Progress: Environmental Disasters in the 20th Century is essential reading for anyone interested in furthering a clean and safe environment while simultaneously encouraging responsible manufacturing. Author Andrew Jenks examines past environmental disasters, such as the tragedies at Love Canal, Bhopal, and Chernobyl, to prepare students to anticipate and head off potential environmental disasters as well as to meet and deal rationally with the next toxic apocalypse should one occur.

Author: Kit Bonner
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760305942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Landlubbers beware! Great Naval Disasters is a collection of 19 incredible stories of ill-fated ships, each including a full recounting of the ship's early history, the events surrounding her tragedy, and her ultimate misfortune. The most deadly enemies of the warship other than combat - collision, explosion, fire, grounding, and, of course, the mysterious and curious... Contains accounts of raging fires on the USS Enterprise, USS Uriskany, USS Forrestal, and USS Constellation.