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A Field Guide to Radiation

By Wayne Biddle

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Year
2012
ISBN
9781101581155, 2012009025
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2423261 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-29 07:26:39
NonfictionSCI026000SCI058000SCI060000Science

Description

A comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding how radiation affects our everyday lives Nuclear energy, X-rays, radon, cell phones . . . radiation is part of the way we live on a daily basis, and yet the sources and repercussions of our exposure to it remain mysterious. Now Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wayne Biddle offers a first-of-its-kind guide to understanding this fundamental aspect of the universe. From fallout to radiation poisoning, alpha particles to cosmic rays, Biddle illuminates the history, meaning, and health implications of one hundred scientific terms in succinct, witty essays. A Field Guide to Radiation is an essential, engaging handbook that offers wisdom and common sense for today's increasingly nuclear world.

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