Invisible Rays: A History of Radioactivity
This volume explores the history of radioactivity through the biographies of those who discovered its elements and potential, including Marie and Pierre Curie, Becquerel, Klaproth, Lord Rutherford and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0750926678
ISBN13:9780750926676
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Sutton Publishing
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"
Customer Reviews
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How refreshing...a balanced, nonhysterical treatment.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This a rather sweeping overview of the history of radioactivity from its earliest scientist observers to the current status of nuclear power throughout the world. G.I. Brown is a British scholar, which, as an American reader, I thought brought an element of humor and internationalism to the effort that probably would have been missing had the book been authored by an American. While it's not perfect, I highly recommend this book for those in search of a nuclear history that isn't steeped in politics and ideology, incessant historical second-guessing, or apocalyptic despair. It is a much needed work.
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