Radiation: What It Is, What You Need to Know
Written by Robert Peter Gale and Eric Lax
Narrated by Robert Fass
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The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.
Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter Gale, M.D,—the doctor to whom concerned governments turned in the wake of the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters—in collaboration with medical writer Eric Lax draws on an exceptional depth of knowledge to correct myths and establish facts.
Exploring what have become trigger words for anxiety—nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, uranium, plutonium, iodine-131, mammogram, X-ray, CT scan, threats to the food chain—the authors demystify the science and dangers of radiation, and examine its myriad benefits, from safely sterilizing our food to the relatively low-risk fuel alternative of nuclear energy. This is the book for all readers who have asked themselves questions such as: What kinds of radiation, and what degree of exposure, cause cancer? What aftereffects have nuclear accidents and bombs had? Does radiation increase the likelihood of birth defects? And how does radiation work?
Hugely illuminating, Radiation is the definitive road map to our post-Chernobyl, post-Fukushima world.
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Reviews for Radiation
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Surprisingly interesting to listen despite hard topic. Very good narration.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I have no idea how to download the pdf of illustrations. The book itself is great, and thoroughly informative. Dr. Evans distills the complex into easily digestible chunks of knowledge. A book sorely needed in the media hysteria of the dangers of nuclear meltdowns. This book rightly covers the topic of nuclear radiation and smartly leaves the listener to decide the validity of nuclear energy given the facts. Radiation abounds and this book clearly elucidates a complex topic.