Plutonium : a history of the world's most dangerous element / Jeremy Bernstein.
Plutonium : a history of the world's most dangerous element / Jeremy Bernstein.
Plutonium : a history of the world's most dangerous element / Jeremy Bernstein.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2007.
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N546.434/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 194 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Contents
Preamble -- The history of uranium -- The periodic table -- Frau Röntgen's hand -- Close calls -- Fissions -- Transuranics -- Plutonium goes to war -- Los Alamos -- Electrons -- Now what?
Publication information
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"In his new history of this complex and dangerous element, physicist Jeremy Bernstein describes the steps that were taken to transform plutonium from a laboratory novelty into the nuclear weapon that destroyed Nagasaki. This is the first book to weave together the many strands of plutonium's story, explaining not only the science but also the peopl...
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Plutonium : a history of the world's most dangerous element / Jeremy Bernstein.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-182) and index.
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N546.434/5
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74VK7GrRLqLX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7GrRLqLX
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ISBN
0309102960 (pdf)
9780309102964 (hardback)
DDC
546.434
MMS ID
991022876359702626
