Atomic Culture: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

by Scott C. Zeman (Editor), Michael A. Amundson (Editor)

In Atomic Culture, eight scholars examine the range of cultural expressions of atomic energy from the 1940s to the early twenty-first century, including comic books, nuclear landscapes, mushroom-cloud postcards, the Los Alamos suburbs, uranium-themed board games, future atomic waste facilities, and atomic-themed films such as Dr. Strangelove and The Atomic Kid. 

Despite the growing interest in atomic culture and history, the body of relevant scholarship is relatively sparse. Atomic Culture opens new doors into the field by providing a substantive, engaging, and historically based consideration of the topic that will appeal to students and scholars of the Atomic Age as well as general readers.

Contributors include Michael A. Amundson, Mick Broderick, Peter Goin, John Hunner, Ferenc M. Szasz, A. Costandina Titus, Peter C. van Wyck, and Scott C. Zeman.

Genres: History

199 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great selection of essays about the impact of the Atomic Bomb on our culture, including after the Nuclear Age. I wish there were more articles! The writing styles are good, and the level of analysis is decent throughout.

[Abbey S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Los Alamos of it all is crazy. Great resource for me, overall!