Bibliograph

Atomic junction, nuclear power in Africa after independence, Abena Dove Osseo-Asare

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Label

Atomic junction, nuclear power in Africa after independence, Abena Dove Osseo-Asare

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Atomic junction

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1122751332

Responsibility statement

Abena Dove Osseo-Asare

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

nuclear power in Africa after independence

Summary

After Atomic Junction, along the Haatso-Atomic Road there lies the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, home to Africa's first nuclear programme after independence. Travelling along this road, Abena Dove Osseo-Asare gathers together stories of conflict and compromise on an African nuclear frontier. She speaks with a generation of African scientists who became captivated with 'the atom' and studied in the Soviet Union to make nuclear physics their own. On Pluton Lane and Gamma Avenue, these scientists displaced quiet farming villages in their bid to establish a scientific metropolis, creating an epicentre for Ghana's nuclear physics community. By placing interviews with town leaders, physicists and local entrepreneurs alongside archival records, Osseo-Asare explores the impact of scientific pursuit on areas surrounding the reactor, focusing on how residents came to interpret activities on these 'Atomic Lands'. This combination of historical research, personal and ethnographic observations shows how Ghanaians now stand at a crossroad, where some push to install more reactors, whilst others merely seek pipe-borne water.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Nuclear winds : particles without boundaries -- Scientific equity : physics from the Soviets -- Atomic reactors : a fission facility for Ghana -- Radiation within : monitoring particles in bodies -- Atomic lands : risks on a nuclear frontier

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