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Power & terror: a history of the nuclear age

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From Steam to Atoms: The Evolution of Industrial Revolutions

This chapter examines the progression from the steam and electromagnetic revolutions to the atomic revolution, emphasizing key milestones in atomic structure and energy harnessing. It discusses the late 19th-century breakthroughs in thermodynamics and radioactivity, alongside influential scientists whose work paved the way for modern nuclear energy and electricity.

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