Adam Higginbotham
Autor de Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
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Adam Higginbotham writes for The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Wired, GQ, and Smithsonian. He lives in New York City.
Obras de Adam Higginbotham
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (2019) 1,937 copias
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the… por Adam Higginbotham
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.… (más)
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