Three Mile Island: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Science and Technology) [Hardcover]

Suzanne M. Shultz (Author), M. Sandra Wood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 27, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0313255733 | ISBN-13: 978-0313255731 | Edition: annotated edition

This bibliography brings together a broad base of literature directly related to the Three Mile Island-2 accident and its aftermath, covering the humanities, social sciences, hard sciences such as medicine, nuclear biology, and the environment, and government publications. Comprised of articles, editorials, letters, and news items from professional journals; monographs; federal and Pennsylvania government documents; and Congressional hearings, all materials cited are written in English or are English translations of foreign language items. The introductory essay by Lieutenant Governor William W. Scranton III (Pennsylvania) provides an interesting and informative account of the accident at Three Mile Island, and examines its impact on the public as well as its environmental, economic, medical, legal, and social effects. The book is arranged by subject for the journal articles, with separate chapters for popular literature and proceedings. Government documents are arranged by issuing agency, and include the President's Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Energy. Author, subject, and government document number indexes are provided.

Editorial Reviews

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?This "comprehensive, annotated bibliography" lives up to its description . . . the format is attractive and the introduction helpful. . . The compilers are obviously skilled at online searching. . . in almost every. . . way, this is an excellent compiliation, useful in a variety of technical, health-related, and public libraries, and in college and university libraries where interest in nuclear issues is strong.?-Choice

About the Author

N. SANDRA WOOD is Head Reference Librarian at the George T. Harrell Library, The M.S. Hershey Medical Center of Pennsylvania State University.

SUZANNE M. SHULTZ is Director of the Library at the Polyclinic Medical Center of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Product Details

• Hardcover: 322 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood; annotated edition edition (June 27, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313255733
• ISBN-13: 978-0313255731
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,175,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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