Ionizing radiation and radioactivity were discovered at the end of the last century. Since then, they have continued to make an impact on varoius fields of research, including not only fundamental studies ranging from the structure of matter at the subatomic level up to cosmic s…
This book features information regarding the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the production of elementary particles, radiation exposure, the geopolitical effects of the end of the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union, and the future of nuclear power.