The Half-Life of History

Mark Klett
9781934435397 / 1934435392
The Half-Life of History

The Half-Life of History

Mark Klett
9781934435397 / 1934435392
Publisher Radius Books
Edition Hardcover , 160 Pages
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There is a twisted steel dome in Hiroshima that stands as a grim reminder of the city’s destruction by the first atomic bomb. Halfway around the globe, on the border of Utah and Nevada, stands another ruin. The site that housed the bomber that carried “Little Boy,” Wendover Army Air Base, now crumbles from neglect. The stories and relics of Wendover describe more than just the past; they point to a historic cycle, a present increasingly filled with new threats of devastating nuclear and chemical warfare. For this book, American photographer Mark Klett (born 1952) has teamed up with William L. Fox, a celebrated science and art writer whose work focuses on human cognition and memory. Together, the two have created a fascinating visual and textual portrait of Wendover Army Air Base, examining the experience of memory in relation to the great tragedy of America’s atomic age.

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Book title The Half-Life of History
Photographer Mark Klett
ISBN 10 1934435392 / 1-934435-39-2       
ISBN 13 9781934435397 / 978-1-934435-39-7
Publisher Radius Books
Publish date Dec 2011
Book format Hardcover
Pages 160 Pages
Dimensions 24,25 x 29,75 cm / 9.5 x 11.75 inches

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