Description: The incredible story of a powerful and misunderstood energy source on which society turned its back
Brief description: Marco Visscher is an award-winning journalist from the Netherlands. Over the last 25 years he has written extensively about climate policy and clean technology for leading newspapers and magazines. He is a former magazine editor and the author of several books who lives with his wife and three children in Rotterdam.
Review Quotes:
"Lively and informative" --Joshua Goldstein, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at American University, and co-author of A Bright Future
"Reads like a thriller but informs like a textbook... essential reading for anyone with questions about nuclear" --Mark Lynas, author of Our Final Warning "A truly original take on a topic that has been debated for so long by so many. Whether you're skeptical or agnostic about [nuclear energy], you will find plenty in this extraordinary book that will surprise you, and make you think." --Rauli Partanen, energy analyst and award-winning co-author of The Age of Energy "A lively and even-handed book about the history and future of nuclear power. Original and gripping." --Lucy Jane Santos, author of Half Lives "This brisk and entertaining book is as much a cultural history a technological one. With its factual rigor and accessible, persuasive arguments... the book makes a fine case for preserving and reviving 'our mightiest energy source." --Wall Street Journal "[A] compelling account of the most significant form of energy generation discovered since the Industrial Revolution [and] a vital retort to the scaremongering around nuclear." --Electricity Info "Visscher's clear, well-reasoned and well-explained book, aimed at general audiences, offers an accessible alternative perspective on nuclear power, which he believes has been unfairly maligned and misunderstood." --Library Journal "A rightfully urgent call to ban the Bomb-and stat." --Kirkus "Notable new book on the environment." --The Financial Times "One of the best environment, science and technology books of summer 2025." --The Financial Times