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Runner-up for the National Council on Public History Book Award Testimonial #1: Riveting...A graphic insight into the five-day crisis. --New Scientist Testimonial #2: A gripping detailed account of the accident and an analysis of its impact and significance. --American Scientist Testimonial #3; The heart of the book is a day-by-day breakdown of the incident and the reaction from politicians, media, and the public, all told with simplicity and a harsh poignancy. --Financial Times Testimonial #4: A superb and balanced account . . . Although the book is not the first account of the events of those tension-filled days and weeks, it is by far the clearest and most accessible. --Science Testimonial #5: Absolutely first-reate and with a very well told story at its core. --Enterprise & Society Testimonial #6: An excellent overview of this important far-reaching historical event. --JAMA

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: J. Samuel Walker is the historian of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He is author of Permissible Dose: A History of Radiation Protection in the Twentieth Century (Print ISBN: 9780160949432), and The Road to Yucca Mountain: The Development of Radioactive Waste Policy in the United States (Print ISBN: 9780160949425)

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