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Atomic Accidents

A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

by James Mahaffey ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

A gripping narrative of nuclear mishaps and meltdowns around the globe, all of which have proven pivotal to the advancement of nuclear scienceFrom the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters. Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of ... Read more

$29.99 USD

A gripping narrative of nuclear mishaps and meltdowns around the globe, all of which have proven pivotal to the advancement of nuclear scienceFrom the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters. Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of
... Read more
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Midnight in Chernobyl

The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

by Adam Higginbotham ...

Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

13 hours 55 min

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!A New York Times Best Book of the YearA Time Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner**From journalist Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling “account that reads almost like the script for a mov... ... Read more

$29.99 USD

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!A New York Times Best Book of the YearA Time Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner**From journalist Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling “account that reads almost like the script for a mov...
... Read more
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Quanta and Fields

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe

by Sean Carroll ...

Narrated by Sean Carroll ...

Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

Quanta and Fields, the second book of Sean Carroll’s already internationally acclaimed series The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, is an adventure into the bare stuff of reality.Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essence of our most profound ... Read more

$20.00 USD

Quanta and Fields, the second book of Sean Carroll’s already internationally acclaimed series The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, is an adventure into the bare stuff of reality.Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essence of our most profound
... Read more
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The Pope of Physics

Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age

by Bettina Hoerlin, Gino Segre ...

Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called the Pope by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical interventions.This unassuming man struggled with issues relevant today, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called the Pope by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical interventions.This unassuming man struggled with issues relevant today,
... Read more
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Thorium-Powered Abundance

Fuel for Bold Space Exploration, Sustainable Energy, Plentiful Freshwater, Thriving Agriculture

by Michael Anderson ...

Narrated by Michael Anderson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

Thorium may be the most important element you've never heard of; one that could reshape the future of energy, water, food, and even space exploration.Unlike uranium, thorium is abundant, safer to use, and capable of fueling molten salt reactors that run cleanly and efficiently. Imagine an energy source two hundred times more efficient than today's nuclear plants. A lifetime supply of fuel could ... Read more

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Thorium may be the most important element you've never heard of; one that could reshape the future of energy, water, food, and even space exploration.Unlike uranium, thorium is abundant, safer to use, and capable of fueling molten salt reactors that run cleanly and efficiently. Imagine an energy source two hundred times more efficient than today's nuclear plants. A lifetime supply of fuel could
... Read more
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The Quantum World

The disturbing theory at the heart of reality

by New Scientist ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
Unabridged

4 hours 26 min

Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules. ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules.
... Read more
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The Apocalypse Factory

Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

by Steve Olson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize ... Read more

$25.99 USD

It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize
... Read more
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Sun in a Bottle

The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking

by Charles Seife ...

Narrated by Bill Weideman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

With his knack for translating science into understandable, anecdotal prose and his trademark dry humor, award-winning science writer Charles Seife presents the first narrative account of the history of fusion for general readers in more than a decade. Tracing the story from its beginning into the twenty-first century, Sun in a Bottle reveals fusion's explosive role in some of the biggest ... Read more

$14.99 USD

With his knack for translating science into understandable, anecdotal prose and his trademark dry humor, award-winning science writer Charles Seife presents the first narrative account of the history of fusion for general readers in more than a decade. Tracing the story from its beginning into the twenty-first century, Sun in a Bottle reveals fusion's explosive role in some of the biggest
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Nuclear Physics History: From Splitting the Atom to Shaping the Modern World

by Edward Langley ...

Narrated by Edward Langley ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

Trace the gripping history of science and intense geopolitics that transformed glowing uranium into a world-ending weapon. Perfect for your daily commute, this dramatic narrative explores the dawn of quantum mechanics and the fierce race to harness atomic energy. Experience the intellectual thrill of discovery without getting bogged down by heavy mathematics.Step inside top-secret wartime ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Trace the gripping history of science and intense geopolitics that transformed glowing uranium into a world-ending weapon. Perfect for your daily commute, this dramatic narrative explores the dawn of quantum mechanics and the fierce race to harness atomic energy. Experience the intellectual thrill of discovery without getting bogged down by heavy mathematics.Step inside top-secret wartime
... Read more
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Nuclear Weapons: How Humanity Built the Power to End Itself

by Jonathan Mercer ...

Narrated by Jonathan Mercer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

Explore the gripping history of nuclear strategy, from atomic physics breakthroughs to Cold War arms races. Perfect for your focused commute, this sobering narrative reveals how scientific curiosity birthed a military technology capable of destroying humanity.Step inside high-stakes war rooms and secret laboratories to experience the raw tension of global politics and deterrence. This intellectual ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the gripping history of nuclear strategy, from atomic physics breakthroughs to Cold War arms races. Perfect for your focused commute, this sobering narrative reveals how scientific curiosity birthed a military technology capable of destroying humanity.Step inside high-stakes war rooms and secret laboratories to experience the raw tension of global politics and deterrence. This intellectual
... Read more
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Antimatter: The Mirror-Image Stuff That Could Destroy Everything

by Jonathan Hale ...

Narrated by Jonathan Hale ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Explore thrilling particle physics to discover why our universe avoided annihilating into pure cosmic energy. Perfect for an awe-inspiring commute, this cinematic journey transforms complex cosmology into an accessible scientific detective story. Step inside massive modern colliders to witness how physicists capture the most volatile substance in reality.The cosmos is hiding a massive, lopsided ... Read more

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Explore thrilling particle physics to discover why our universe avoided annihilating into pure cosmic energy. Perfect for an awe-inspiring commute, this cinematic journey transforms complex cosmology into an accessible scientific detective story. Step inside massive modern colliders to witness how physicists capture the most volatile substance in reality.The cosmos is hiding a massive, lopsided
... Read more
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Antimatter for Kids: A Fun and Mysterious Guide to the Opposite of Matter

by Nathan Crowley ...

Narrated by Nathan Crowley ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

Explore a wondrous cosmic mystery where invisible particles battle their mirror twins in the thrilling world of physics. Perfect for an inquisitive family road trip or engaging after-school learning, this STEM adventure transforms the weird universe into playful, easy-to-grasp concepts. Young scientists will feel the excitement of discovery as they journey from everyday objects to the strange ... Read more

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Explore a wondrous cosmic mystery where invisible particles battle their mirror twins in the thrilling world of physics. Perfect for an inquisitive family road trip or engaging after-school learning, this STEM adventure transforms the weird universe into playful, easy-to-grasp concepts. Young scientists will feel the excitement of discovery as they journey from everyday objects to the strange
... Read more
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Neutrinos: The Ghost Particles

Why Neutrinos are the Weirdest Particles in the Universe

by Turing Editorial Team ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

30 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is a Weekend Pocketbook on everything you should know about Neutrinos, the ghost particles passing through your body by the trillions every second. Written in everyday language, we explore why these nearly invisible particles are the strangest particles in the universe, why they are so hard to catch, how physicists first imagined them, ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is a Weekend Pocketbook on everything you should know about Neutrinos, the ghost particles passing through your body by the trillions every second. Written in everyday language, we explore why these nearly invisible particles are the strangest particles in the universe, why they are so hard to catch, how physicists first imagined them,
... Read more
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Kernenergie: Verheißung und Gefahr des entfesselten Atoms

by Cornelius Wilke ...

Narrated by Cornelius Wilke ...

Unabridged

2 hours 31 min

Ergründe die immense Macht der Kernenergie und entwirre die hitzige Klimadebatte durch fundierte Wissenschaft. Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder fokussierten Lernen zu Hause, dieser fesselnde Begleiter verwandelt hochkomplexe Atomphysik in greifbares, kristallklares Wissen. Du begleitest den Weg vom unsichtbaren Atomkern direkt bis zur leuchtenden Glühbirne.Spüre die gewaltige Spannung zwischen ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ergründe die immense Macht der Kernenergie und entwirre die hitzige Klimadebatte durch fundierte Wissenschaft. Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder fokussierten Lernen zu Hause, dieser fesselnde Begleiter verwandelt hochkomplexe Atomphysik in greifbares, kristallklares Wissen. Du begleitest den Weg vom unsichtbaren Atomkern direkt bis zur leuchtenden Glühbirne.Spüre die gewaltige Spannung zwischen
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L’énergie nucléaire pour les débutants : Un guide d’initiation à l’énergie libérée par la fission des noyaux atomiques

by David Lemaitre ...

Narrated by David Lemaitre ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Saisissez les secrets de la physique atomique et de l'énergie grâce à ce guide scientifique pour débutants. Parfait pour stimuler votre esprit pendant vos trajets quotidiens, cet apprentissage sans équations transforme un sujet technique en une écoute fluide et captivante. Plongez au cœur de la matière pour comprendre comment l'infiniment petit génère une puissance colossale.Développez votre ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Saisissez les secrets de la physique atomique et de l'énergie grâce à ce guide scientifique pour débutants. Parfait pour stimuler votre esprit pendant vos trajets quotidiens, cet apprentissage sans équations transforme un sujet technique en une écoute fluide et captivante. Plongez au cœur de la matière pour comprendre comment l'infiniment petit génère une puissance colossale.Développez votre
... Read more
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Journey into the Birth of the Atomic Age: Easy Listening Edition

"Step into the Atomic Age with our engaging audio guide - perfect for effortless learning!"

by Harrison Drake ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

Journey into the Birth of the Atomic Age: Easy Listening Edition⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you eager to delve into history’s monumental events and enrich your understanding of the atomic age?Looking for a thorough guide that encapsulates all the critical milestones and breakthroughs of this transformative era?Your search ends here!This audiobook is your ultimate... ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Journey into the Birth of the Atomic Age: Easy Listening Edition⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you eager to delve into history’s monumental events and enrich your understanding of the atomic age?Looking for a thorough guide that encapsulates all the critical milestones and breakthroughs of this transformative era?Your search ends here!This audiobook is your ultimate...
... Read more
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Atomic Adventures

Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder—A Journey into the Wild World of Nuclear Science

by James Mahaffey ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Unabridged

13 hours 30 min

Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro–nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James Mahaffey’s books have served to open up the world of nuclear science like never before. With clear explanations of some of the most complex scientific endeavors in history, Mahaffey’s new book looks back at the atom’s wild, secretive past and then toward its potentially bright ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro–nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James Mahaffey’s books have served to open up the world of nuclear science like never before. With clear explanations of some of the most complex scientific endeavors in history, Mahaffey’s new book looks back at the atom’s wild, secretive past and then toward its potentially bright
... Read more
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Atomic Dreams

The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy

by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow ...

Narrated by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Maria Marquis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

The inside story of how nuclear energy—long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic—has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the futureOn June 21, 2016, Pacific Gas & Electric Company announced a plan to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, in 2025. The plan was hailed by environmental groups and politicians around ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The inside story of how nuclear energy—long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic—has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the futureOn June 21, 2016, Pacific Gas & Electric Company announced a plan to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, in 2025. The plan was hailed by environmental groups and politicians around
... Read more
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The God Particle Bible

Science Redefines Religion

by Michael Mathiesen ...

Narrated by Michael Mathiesen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 3 min

It should be obvious even to the Scientists that discovered the God Particle, otherwise known as the Higgs Boson, that only some form of God would be the one to send out all of his particles. But, too many of us are so objective and jaded that we miss the most obvious lessons in Science right in front of our eyes. The God Particles were the first of such things created during the Big Bang and we ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

It should be obvious even to the Scientists that discovered the God Particle, otherwise known as the Higgs Boson, that only some form of God would be the one to send out all of his particles. But, too many of us are so objective and jaded that we miss the most obvious lessons in Science right in front of our eyes. The God Particles were the first of such things created during the Big Bang and we
... Read more
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Present at the Creation

Discovering the Higgs Boson

by Amir D. Aczel ...

Narrated by Byron Wagner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

The Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, and by far the most powerful, machine ever built. A project of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, its audacious purpose is to re-create, in a 16.5-mile-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss countryside, the immensely hot and dense conditions that existed some 13.7 billion years ago within the first trillionth of a second after the ... Read more

$17.50 USD

The Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, and by far the most powerful, machine ever built. A project of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, its audacious purpose is to re-create, in a 16.5-mile-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss countryside, the immensely hot and dense conditions that existed some 13.7 billion years ago within the first trillionth of a second after the
... Read more
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End Times

A Brief Guide to the End of the World

by Bryan Walsh ...

Narrated by Bryan Walsh, Corey Carthew ...

Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

In this history of extinction and existential risk, a Newsweek and Bloomberg popular science and investigative journalist examines our most dangerous mistakes -- and explores how we can protect and future-proof our civilization.End Times is a compelling work of skilled reportage that peels back the layers of complexity around the unthinkable -- and inevitable -- end of humankind. From asteroids ... Read more

$31.99 USD

In this history of extinction and existential risk, a Newsweek and Bloomberg popular science and investigative journalist examines our most dangerous mistakes -- and explores how we can protect and future-proof our civilization.End Times is a compelling work of skilled reportage that peels back the layers of complexity around the unthinkable -- and inevitable -- end of humankind. From asteroids
... Read more
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Atombombe: Was vor der ersten Detonation geschehen musste

by Fabian Kaiser ...

Narrated by Fabian Kaiser ...

Unabridged

2 hours 29 min

Ein beispielloser historischer Wettlauf verknüpft in diesem Sachbuch Kernphysik mit globaler Kriegspolitik. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg tauchst du tief in die beklemmende Atmosphäre der 1940er Jahre ein. Erlebe hautnah, wie aus theoretischen Formeln und nackter Panik die gefährlichste Waffe der Menschheit konstruiert wurde.Unter strengster Geheimhaltung verschmelzen in den Laboren ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ein beispielloser historischer Wettlauf verknüpft in diesem Sachbuch Kernphysik mit globaler Kriegspolitik. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg tauchst du tief in die beklemmende Atmosphäre der 1940er Jahre ein. Erlebe hautnah, wie aus theoretischen Formeln und nackter Panik die gefährlichste Waffe der Menschheit konstruiert wurde.Unter strengster Geheimhaltung verschmelzen in den Laboren
... Read more
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Everything Is Fields

How Quantum Field Theory Explains You, Me, and the Universe

by David Tong ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

A leading theoretical physicist takes us on a lively tour of quantum field theory, the most fundamental description we have for what makes up the universe.In Everything Is Fields, the leading theoretical physicist and Cambridge professor David Tong reveals a startling truth: that, at the most basic level, we are made not of particles or forces but of fields, fluidlike substances stretched ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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A leading theoretical physicist takes us on a lively tour of quantum field theory, the most fundamental description we have for what makes up the universe.In Everything Is Fields, the leading theoretical physicist and Cambridge professor David Tong reveals a startling truth: that, at the most basic level, we are made not of particles or forces but of fields, fluidlike substances stretched
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What If Nuclear War Happens: A Sober, Science-Based Guide to Surviving, Coping, and Rebuilding After the Unthinkable

by Andrew Keller ...

Narrated by Andrew Keller ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Transform paralyzing disaster anxiety into practical survival preparedness with this grounded, science-based guide. Navigate rising global tensions and the daily news cycle without fear by understanding exactly what happens during a nuclear exchange. You will learn to replace vague dread with actionable crisis management strategies tailored for everyday individuals.Whether you are safeguarding ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Transform paralyzing disaster anxiety into practical survival preparedness with this grounded, science-based guide. Navigate rising global tensions and the daily news cycle without fear by understanding exactly what happens during a nuclear exchange. You will learn to replace vague dread with actionable crisis management strategies tailored for everyday individuals.Whether you are safeguarding
... Read more

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