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Hour Two
The Effects of Radiation/Hiroshima Anniversary
Fifty years ago, atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki opened the nuclear age. The enormous suffering and destruction caused by the bombings has been well documented. But scientists are still studying the effects of radiation on those who survived the blasts. In this hour: what we've learned since 1945 about the health effects of radiation exposure.
Guests:
Susan Lindee
Author, "Suffering Made Real"
Asst. Professor of Sociology and
the History of Science
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Ronald Chessor
Leader, Chernobyl Research Group
Professor of Genetics
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
William Schull
Author, "The Effects of Atomic Radiation"
Member of the Radiation Effects Research
Foundation
Houston, TX
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