Invisible Rays : A History of Radioactivity

by Brown, George Ingham

• ISBN13: 9780750926676
• ISBN10: 0750926678
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

Through biographies of pioneers including Marie Curie, this book investigates the history behind the discovery of radioactivity, its major benefits, drawbacks and problems along the way.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Cathode Rays	p. 1
X-Rays, Radioactivity and the Electron	p. 8
Pierre and Marie Curie	p. 19
Lord Rutherford	p. 39
Inside the Atom	p. 51
Ten Sorts of Tin	p. 61
Artificial Radioactivity	p. 69
Early Uses	p. 85
The Fission of Uranium	p. 96
Hiroshima and Nagasaki	p. 110
Aftermath	p. 125
Atoms for Peace	p. 139
Living with Radiation	p. 152
Modern Uses	p. 161
Nuclear Accidents	p. 174
Problem Areas	p. 193
What Next?	p. 213
The Uranium and Actinium Decay Series	p. 221
Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt	p. 222
World Nuclear Reactors	p. 224
Enriching Uranium	p. 226
Notes	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 235
Selected Websites	p. 237
Index	p. 239
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