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Journalist Adam Higginbotham's definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster--and a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century's greatest disasters. Early in the morning of April 26, 1986, Reactor Number Four of the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station exploded, triggering history's worst nuclear disaster. In the thirty years since then, Chernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers its citizens and the entire world. But the real story of the accident, clouded from the beginning by secrecy, propaganda, and misinformation, has long remained in dispute. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it firsthand. The result is a masterful nonfiction thriller, and the definitive account of an event that changed history: a story that is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Midnight in Chernobyl is an indelible portrait of one of the great disasters of the twentieth century, of human resilience and ingenuity, and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will--lessons which, in the face of climate change and other threats, remain not just vital but necessary.… (lisätietoja)
A comprehensive account of the Chernobyl disaster in late April 1986. I learned so much from this book. More than an accident, the reactor design was faulty, the higher up knew it and did nothing to repair them until it was too late. Even then, the other nuclear reactors in the former Soviet Union were not up dated for years! The official death toll: 31. This does not take into account the massive number of illnesses and deaths as a result of the fall out. ( )
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham is considered one of the most accurate English language accounts of the nuclear disaster for its thorough research and well-presented format. Even with a multitude of primary source documents and interviews, it reads very narratively and Higginbotham keeps it moving even through detailed scientific details. Anyone who wants to learn about Chernobyl could not do better than this book. ( )
Midnight in Chernobyl does a great job showing before, during, and after the nuclear accident. Design flaws, bureaucracy, human error, and ignorance caused so much harm to the people affected by the disaster, both on-site and in the surrounding areas. ( )
Great book! I've started reading it after watching HBO's Chernobyl because the show left me with a lot of questions and I can say that I found answer to them in the book. Recommended to whoever is interested in the Chernobyl disaster, it's well written and easy to comprehend, but I would suggest you write down the characters' names because it can get pretty confused who is who later on. Overall a great experience. ( )
Move over Stephen King, this book was terrifying. From looking up from the reactor core and seeing a blue pillar reaching into the night sky, to floors covered in insects that dropped dead in an instant, the book is filled with chilling images. The fact that they are related in dry journalistic prose just makes them more frightening. A really good overview of what happened and why, as well as of the fallout that followed and an examination of the people who tried so hard to recharge what had been let loose. ( )
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
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(Prologue) Saturday, April 16, 1986: 4:16 P.M. Senior Lieutenant Alexander Logachev loved radiation the way other men loved their wives.
At the slow beat of approaching rotor blades, black birds rose into the sky, scattering over the frozen meadows and the pearly knots of creeks and ponds lacing the Pripyat River basin.
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Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
At least one veteran nuclear expert feared that even now, more than thirty years after the catastrophe began, neither man nor machine could work in such a hostile environment.
Journalist Adam Higginbotham's definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster--and a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century's greatest disasters. Early in the morning of April 26, 1986, Reactor Number Four of the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station exploded, triggering history's worst nuclear disaster. In the thirty years since then, Chernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers its citizens and the entire world. But the real story of the accident, clouded from the beginning by secrecy, propaganda, and misinformation, has long remained in dispute. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it firsthand. The result is a masterful nonfiction thriller, and the definitive account of an event that changed history: a story that is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Midnight in Chernobyl is an indelible portrait of one of the great disasters of the twentieth century, of human resilience and ingenuity, and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will--lessons which, in the face of climate change and other threats, remain not just vital but necessary.
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