Chernobyl 1986 The Night That Changed the World

di Marcus Hale (Autore)

Marcus Hale, 2026

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. On April 26, 1986, at 1:23 a.m., a safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant went catastrophically wrong. Within seconds, Reactor 4 exploded — and within days, the fallout would reach across Europe and help bring down an empire. For years, the official story blamed the night-shift operators. This audiobook follows the evidence that reversed that verdict: a reactor that was unstable by design, a fatal flaw discovered three years earlier and filed away, and a system where warnings could not travel. Chernobyl was not one night’s mistake. It was a system failure years in the making. You’ll hear: How the RBMK reactor worked and why it was dangerous, in plain language The night shift, the test, and the countdown to 01:23:40 The firefighters on the burning roof and the first hours of the disaster The cover-up, and the Swedish alarm that forced the truth into the open The evacuation of Pripyat’s 49,000 residents The liquidators, the sarcophagus, and the investigation that changed the verdict Clear, factual and fast-moving, with no physics degree required. Based on the official investigation reports, including the IAEA’s 1986 and 1992 findings. No invented scenes or dialogue. If you watched the HBO miniseries and want the real story behind it, or you love history podcasts and want one complete account in a single sitting, this one is for you. History in One Hour is a series of short audiobooks, each telling one dramatic event from the past in a single sitting. Also in the series: Titanic 1912 and Pompeii AD 79.

• Autore: Marcus Hale
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 01:43:30
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Marcus Hale
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9780466855499