Invisible rays : the history of radioactivity / G.I. Brown.
Pubblicazione:
Stroud : Sutton, 2002.
Descrizione fisica:
248 p. : ill., ritr. ; 26 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Cathode rays 2. X-rays, radioactivity and the electron 3. Pierre and Marie Curie 4. Lord Rutherford 5. Inside the atom 6. Ten sorts of tin 7. Artificial radioactivity 8. Early uses 9. The fission of uranium 10. Hiroshima and Nagasaki 11. Aftermath 12. Atoms for peace 13. Living with radiation 14. Modern uses 15. Nuclear accidents 16. Problem areas 17. What next? Appendices: 1. The uranium and actinium decay series 2. Einstein's letter to president Roosevelt 3. World nuclear reactors 4. Enriching uranium. Notes. Bibliography. Selected websites. Index
