Richard Rhodes

Supporters of the nuclear energy industry claim, “The choice right now isn’t this system or another, the choice is the system or less energy.” But to many Americans, scientists and laymen alike, a nuclear reactor is an unacceptably dangerous and expensive device.

The nuclear age turns 30

The soybean could—if we were a world of vegetarians. It is rich enough in protein to replace meat, but now it is fed mostly to animals.