Contents

ALSO BY MARK WOLVERTON

INTRODUCTION: The Middle of Nowhere

1: The Panic of 1958

2: The Elevator Repairman

3: Lines of Force

4: A Sense of Urgency

5: The Task Force

6: The Farthest Place on Earth

7: Earth in a Shroud

8: The Big Finish

9: The Veil of Secrecy

10: The Cold Glare of Day

11: The Light of Science

12: The Sky is Falling

13: A Pause to Consider

14: Bigger Bangs

15: The Sun at Night

16: The Haunted Island

17: The Fire of Damocles

18: Threats and Legacies

POSTSCRIPT: A Persistent Afterglow

SELECTED BIBIOGRAPHY

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

TIMELINE OF OUTER SPACE/HIGH ALTITUDE NUCLEAR TESTS

AUTHOR’S NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR