TY - BOOK AU - Kidd,J.S. AU - Kidd,J.S. AU - Kidd,Renee A. TI - Nuclear power: the study of quarks and sparks T2 - Science & society SN - 0816056064 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Chelsea House KW - Nuclear energy KW - Juvenile literature N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -