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Language
English
Description
"All matter--everything around us and within us--has an ultimate birthday: the day the universe was born. This informative, eye-opening, and eminently readable book is the story of our atoms' long strange journey from the Big Bang to the creation of stars, through the assembly of Planet Earth, and the formation of life as we know it. It's also the story of the scientists who made groundbreaking discoveries and unearthed extraordinary insights into...
12) Matter
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Language
English
Description
Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"They are 99.999999999999% empty space. Almost perfectly nothing. And yet they make up everything you see, touch, smell, taste, and feel. They feed and clothe you. Their motion makes you warm (and cold). They exist in splendid isolation and in highly complex assemblages. They tell time. And they can reveal secrets of the past that are otherwise unknowable. They are atoms. You've likely never seen an atom, even though they permeate your world. This...
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1967]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to nuclear physics through a definition of the atom and an analysis of its functions and behavior. Includes a biographical listing of major scientists who have contributed to the field of nuclear physics, as well as a glossary of terms.
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Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Company
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Global warming has forced countries around the world to invest in alternative energy sources. With this rethinking, nuclear energy is getting a second look, even from die-hard environmentalists. This important book discusses the benefits and drawbacks of this controversial, but clean and reliable, source of power. Case studies show how nuclear energy can be made safer and how new technologies are addressing some old concerns.
