At the close of the 19th century, strange new forms ofenergy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discoveryever had before. This groundbreaking cultural history tells the story of the firstnuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would be seen in…
At the close of the 19th century, strange new forms ofenergy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discoveryever had before. This groundbreaking cultural history tells the story of the firstnuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would be seen in…
In this book the author discusses how the nuclear culture in the United States was created and how that culture had an effect on the atomic age of the post-war twentieth century.
by Scott, E. M.
fromRadioactivity in the environment
Just as an environmental model typically will be composed of a number of linked sub-models, representing physical, chemical or biological processes understood to varying degrees, this volume includes a series of linked chapters exemplifying the fundamental nature of environmenta…
The advent of radionuclide methods in geochronology has revolutionized our understanding of modern sedimentary processes in aquatic systems. This book examines the principles of the method and its use as a quantitative tool in marine geology, with emphasis on the Pb-210 method. …
This work includes biographical essays on 23 women who worked in atomic science during the first two decades of the 20th century, including Marie Curie, Lise Meitner and Irene Joliot-Curie
