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The Day We Lost the H-Bomb

Cold War, Hot Nukes, and the Worst Nuclear Weapons Accident in History
Random House, 2009

In The Day We Lost the H-Bomb, science writer Barbara Moran marshals a wealth of new information and recently declassified material to give the definitive account of the Cold War's biggest nuclear weapons disaster: the U.S. Air Force's loss of four hydrogen bombs over the coast of Spain. On January 17, 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber exploded over the sleepy Spanish farming village of Palomares during a routine airborne refueling. The explosion killed seven airmen and scattered the bomber's payload—four unarmed thermonuclear bombs—across miles of coastline.
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Magazine Articles

Here are links to some of my favorite magazine pieces:

A Conversation with Dean Kamen
Boston Globe Magazine
A Q&A with America's most famous inventor. He wasn't expecting that last question:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2007/11/18/reimagining_tomorrow/

Artificial Turf and How it Grew
Invention & Technology Magazine

What happens when you try to grow grass in the Astrodome? A funny story and object lesson on the unexpected consequences of technology:
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2005/4/2005_4_8.shtml

Vigilantes on the Net
New Scientist

Fed up with hackers, computer geeks fight back:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18224513.800-vigilantes-on-the-net.html

A Bridge That Didn't Collapse
Invention & Technology Magazine

The Deer Isle Bridge in Maine has a strikingly similar design to the doomed Tacoma Narrow Bridge. So why is Deer Isle still standing?
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1999/2/1999_2_10.shtml

Back to Basics
New Scientist

Who needs computers when mechanics is on your side?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15120463.900-back-to-basics--engineers-knew-all-about-it-until-they-were-seduced-by-computer-control-now-as-barbara-moran-explains-simple-mechanics-is-making-a-comeback.html




Documentary Films

Barbara's television documentary credits include the PBS series Frontline, The American Experience and NOVA, as well as the History and Discovery Channels.

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