Theatre of Nuclear Science

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Nuclear Stage
0.1 Seeing Science as a Part of Culture, Us, and I
0.2 Using Phenomenology
0.3 History in the Making

Chapter One: A Matter of Time
Copenhagen’s Uncertainty of Time and Truth
Time Off Stage, Time On Stage
Exploring Nuclear Science Museums: Timelines, Space, and Place
Conclusion: A Tense Time

Chapter Two: The Power of a Human
2.1 In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Scientist on Trial
2.2 Embodiment on Stage and of History
2.3 Reykjavik and the Negotiations for all Humankind
2.4 Conclusion: Human Perspective

Chapter Three: Doomful Disaster and Responsibility
3.1 The Children and the Question of Guilt
3.2 The Phenomenology of Doom on Stage and Ethical Responses
3.3 Illuminating Invisible Dangers and Deciding Responsibility in Chernobyl
3.4 Conclusion: Power Problems

Chapter Four: The Limits of Reason
4.1 End of the World and Logical Loopholes
4.2 The Impossible Humor of Nuclear Weapons
4.3 The Physicists and Sensible Absurdity
4.4 Conclusion: The Last Laugh

Chapter Five: Future Imaginings
5.1 Possibilities on Stage: Three Plays that Look Ahead
5.2 Visions of the Future on Stage
5.3 Conclusion: Tethered to the Future

Conclusion: An Ending Untold

Index