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*Starred Review* Light gathered together select NASA images to create the spellbinding Full Moon (1999), and now he presents that pleasurable volume's evil twin, a riveting collection of photographs of aboveground atomic detonations culled from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. National Archives. These apocalyptic images of man-made suns captured on film at great risk by military photographers in both stark black-and-white and fiery color are nearly pornographic (one bomb is named "Climax") in their troubling allure. In the Nevada desert bomb tests, fantastic clouds roar into the sky like monsters from the center of the earth and assume phallic and mushroom shapes, while soldiers crouch in the foreground as the deadly flash overtakes them. The ocean tests are even more surreal as lethal radiance bombards the shock-waved sea and explosions grow so impossibly enormous it looks as though the molten lifeblood of the planet is being shot into space. Light offers a terse and sobering history of the bomb at this staggering and unprecedented volume's conclusion, fully documenting each detonation and tacitly reminding readers of the need to stay informed about the state of the world's nuclear arsenal and make their concerns known. Donna Seaman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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In 100 arresting and horrific photos, Light's chilling collection consists of formerly classified documentation of above ground nuclear tests set off by the United States between 1945 and 1962.
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3 von 4 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Michael Light's book contains many interesting pictures, displaying nuclear bomb detonations ranging in power from some kilotons to several megatons of TNT.
Every photo has an in-depth description at the end of the book, where Light makes obvious how much smoke and mirrors was put around the development of nuclear weapons.
The pictures are printed on semi-matte heavy paper, and the quality of the print is very high.
This book would be a definite candidate for five stars, but loses one, because probably in an attempt to make unpacking easier, the front of the shrinkwrap was slit open, and along with it - unfortunately - also dust jacket.
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Darkly beautiful
14. November 2003
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This is an amazing photograpic document about a strange time in American history.
It is somewhat personal to me as I was one of the 900 Marines 2 miles from the HOOD detonation on July 5th, 1957. I did not know until I read the caption in the book that I was present at both the largest, and first hydrogen, bomb exploded in the US.
I hope to hell we never see any comtemporary photos of atomic explosions. The photos in this book ought to be enough for all time.
24 von 25 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Excellent Photo Archive
24. Dezember 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I received this as a surprise gift for my birthday this year, as I have a fascination with the history and science of nuclear weapons. If I had known about it, I probably would have purchased it myself.
For those of you that like the feel of a solid book in your hands, "100 Suns" will not disappoint. The 208 pages contained within are high-quality, thick photo pages. Each photo is displayed over the entire page and are of excellent quality. There are no wordy descriptions written across the photos, or at the bottom of the pages. All information is noted in the rear of the book, where there are short descriptions of each bomb test that is documented in this book.
A previous review stated that if you have seen "Trinity & Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie" that there is nothing new here. This is true in the respect that most of these tests are covered in that documentary. However, "100 Suns" allows you to examine the photos and reflect upon them in a way that film does not allow. Additionally, the book shows pictures of the people involved in the tests (soldiers and such), which is an aspect that the "Atomic Bomb Movie" does not tap into in depth.
Overall, this is a great piece of photo history that will also fufill a role as an excellent coffee table book.
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Never Forget
17. Dezember 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Some books stay with you.
They have a way of creeping into your consciousness, with reminders of what you read or saw, etched in your memory, nudged back to the surface by a thought, a comment, or simply because you can't seem to stop thinking about them.
Michael Light's "100 SUNS" is one such book, and compelling to the point I feel it important to write about here.
The book documents two decades of U.S. nuclear testing through 100 unreal, yet so very real, photographs. Half are of the desert land based tests, the others are of tests performed over the ocean. Most are of the mushroom clouds, but many show the military personnel that observed these detonations.
The photographs, simply put, are stunningly beautiful and terrifying all at once. In general they gradually depict increasingly powerful explosions, from the first nuclear test, Trinity, that began mankind's nuclear era, to the megaton monster tests in the Pacific Ocean.
Each photograph is detailed at the back of the book, which while inconvenient, does at least keep the photo pages uncluttered and focused on the images. The images are identified by the test's name and the tonnage. The names of the tests are unremarkable, certainly intentionally given what they identified, yet image after image gets burned into your mind, not soon to be forgotten. A time line of the nuclear arms race helps pull all the visuals together.
These are reminders of terrifying destructive power that used to be a daily reality, and that today, with the concern that nuclear bombs might get into the hands of terrorists, is once again a force of human nature that cannot be neglected. The arsenals of the nuclear powers grew at remarkable rates until anti-proliferation treaties, and anti-testing treaties were enacted. Yet, although the last tests occurred a decade ago, Russia has given indications it continues to see strength in a nuclear vision, while at the same time, the need to secure all of the former Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal, and the materials to produce nuclear bombs, has never been greater. Today, there is worldwide concern about North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions. Will any of today's concerns become the basis for nuclear catastophes in our future?
So look for this book. Take the time to read about each image. Contemplate what it all means. I suspect you won't easily forget it.
They have a way of creeping into your consciousness, with reminders of what you read or saw, etched in your memory, nudged back to the surface by a thought, a comment, or simply because you can't seem to stop thinking about them.
Michael Light's "100 SUNS" is one such book, and compelling to the point I feel it important to write about here.
The book documents two decades of U.S. nuclear testing through 100 unreal, yet so very real, photographs. Half are of the desert land based tests, the others are of tests performed over the ocean. Most are of the mushroom clouds, but many show the military personnel that observed these detonations.
The photographs, simply put, are stunningly beautiful and terrifying all at once. In general they gradually depict increasingly powerful explosions, from the first nuclear test, Trinity, that began mankind's nuclear era, to the megaton monster tests in the Pacific Ocean.
Each photograph is detailed at the back of the book, which while inconvenient, does at least keep the photo pages uncluttered and focused on the images. The images are identified by the test's name and the tonnage. The names of the tests are unremarkable, certainly intentionally given what they identified, yet image after image gets burned into your mind, not soon to be forgotten. A time line of the nuclear arms race helps pull all the visuals together.
These are reminders of terrifying destructive power that used to be a daily reality, and that today, with the concern that nuclear bombs might get into the hands of terrorists, is once again a force of human nature that cannot be neglected. The arsenals of the nuclear powers grew at remarkable rates until anti-proliferation treaties, and anti-testing treaties were enacted. Yet, although the last tests occurred a decade ago, Russia has given indications it continues to see strength in a nuclear vision, while at the same time, the need to secure all of the former Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal, and the materials to produce nuclear bombs, has never been greater. Today, there is worldwide concern about North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions. Will any of today's concerns become the basis for nuclear catastophes in our future?
So look for this book. Take the time to read about each image. Contemplate what it all means. I suspect you won't easily forget it.
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