“It Was a Blast!”—Camp Life on Christmas Island, 1956–1958
The day-to-day experiences of the men who developed and tested the British nuclear deterrent on Christmas Island from 1956–1958.
The day-to-day experiences of the men who developed and tested the British nuclear deterrent on Christmas Island from 1956–1958.
This article is an exploration of the chemical heritage of mining activities in northern Chile.
Exploring the cultural and environmental transformation of Rocky Flats from military industrial complex to protected habitat.
Engineering the Lower Shinano River in northeastern Japan expanded the risk of other flood and tsunami damage.
Epidemic yellow fever plagued New Orleans due to a series of environmental and demographic changes enabled by the rise of sugar production and urban development.
Environmental activism in the 1960s forced the Army Corps of Engineers to limit the open-water dumping of dredge spoils in the Great Lakes and create new “natural” areas along the shore.
The creation of the Niagara Telecolorimeter helped engineers physically remake Niagara Falls in the mid-twentieth century.
Scientists work to deploy atomic energy in Panama, but fail to overcome the country’s entropic environment.
This article shows how rural collective action in tropical Australia transformed plantations into small farms in the late nineteenth century.
The blooming desert in a 1940s magazine ad showcases the idyllic landscapes and conspicuous absences in atomic bucolic imagery.