SuitabookScientific knowledge and practical consequences
The book presents nuclear physics as having applications across medicine, engineering, geology and archaeology, as well as links with power and weapons.
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Christopher Cooper - Author
A science introduction that connects nuclear physics with medicine, engineering, geology and archaeology, while also addressing nuclear power, weapons, major scientists, dramatic experiments, achievements and tragedies.
"When we think of nuclear physics, we often think of the fraught issues of nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons. However, nuclear physics has many other practical applications, including in the fields of nuclear medicine, materials engineering, and geology and archaeology. The history of nuclear physics is full of fascinating figures--Rutherford, Geiger, Bohr, Einstein, Oppenheimer--and highly dramatic experiments, triumphs, and utter tragedies. Capturing both the promise and the peril of this most fascinating science with compelling, comprehensible text and full-color photos and explanatory visual aids, this volume introduces readers to the most transformative science of the modern era"--
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA science introduction that connects nuclear physics with medicine, engineering, geology and archaeology, while also addressing nuclear power, weapons, major scientists, dramatic experiments, achievements and tragedies.
The book presents nuclear physics as having applications across medicine, engineering, geology and archaeology, as well as links with power and weapons.
The treatment includes nuclear weapons, nuclear power and utter tragedies alongside scientific promise. Consider reading alongside a calm conversation about how discoveries can bring both benefits and serious consequences.
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