Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
vi, 149 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"... with support from Institute of Museum and Library Services, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and Pennsylvania Heritage Tourism Initiative."
American Association for State and Local History book series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 81) and index.
Contents
A digital glossary -- Questions to ask before starting a digital project -- Copyright and ethics -- Project management -- Technical specifications -- Choosing equipment -- How to track digital images : metadata and databases -- Revealing history : image enhancement as a research tool.
Contents: THE NUCLEAR POWER DEBATE // THE REGULATION OF NUCLEAR POWER // DEFENSE IN DEPTH // WEDNESDAY MARCH 28 - ""This is the Biggie " // THURSDAY MARCH 29 - " The danger is over for people off-site " // FRIDAY MARCH 30 - "Going to Hell in a handbasket " // SATURDAY MARCH 31 - " You're causing a panic " // SUNDAY APRIL 1 - "Look what we have done to these fine people " // THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE ACCIDENT // THE LONGTERM EFFECTS OF THE ACCIDENT.
Summary
This book is the first comprehensive account of the causes, context, and consequences of the Three Mile Island crisis. In gripping prose, J. Samuel Walker captures the high human drama surrounding the accident, sets it in the context of the heated debate over nuclear power in the seventies, and analyzes the social, technical, and political issues it raised. His superb account of those frightening and confusing days will clear up misconceptions held to this day about Three Mile Island. The heart of Walker's suspenseful narrative is a moment-by-moment account of the accident itself, in which he brings to life the players who dealt with the emergency: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the state of Pennsylvania, the White House, and a cast of scientists and reporters. He also looks at the aftermath of the accident on the surrounding area, including studies of its long-term health effects on the population, providing a fascinating window onto the politics of nuclear power and an authoritative account of a critical event in recent American history.
