Download or read book The Nuclear Age in Popular Media written by Dick van Lente and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and exchanges.