Nuclear power : the study of quarks and sparks / J.S. Kidd and Renee A. Kidd.
Series: Science and society (Facts on File, Inc.)Publication details: New York : Chelsea House, 2006.Description: xiv, 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0816056064
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Rev. ed. of: Quarks and sparks. c1999.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-196) and index.
Preparing the ground -- Atom -- Progress toward nuclear fission -- Nuclear energies -- Atomic bomb -- Aftermath of nuclear war -- Hydrogen bomb or atoms for peace-or both -- Nuclear medicine -- Recovery from the era of bomb making -- Advances in nuclear power generation -- Advances in nuclear science -- Cosmic connection -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Web sites -- Index.
An "overview both of the atomic forces that hold the universe together and the work of scientists, mostly physicists, to understand these forces and their impact on humans"--P. [4] of cover.
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