radiation

Presents an inside account of the fifteen year struggle to design, build, and launch the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite and discusses the politics, problems, and eventual termination of the project in light of the Challenger incident.

Reconstructs the drama and dynamics of Hanford's transformation as the nation's prime bomb-maker and polluter to an industry forced at long last to face the century's most daunting task--closing the circle on the splitting of the atom.

Provides an account of the secret radiation experiments conducted on cancer patients in Ohio by the U.S. government between 1960 and 1972 in an effort to learn the effects of nuclear war on soldiers, discussing how the public and press became aware of the story, and examining the medical and legal aspects of the case.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe what radiation is and explain the different types of radiation.

Presents a brief history and explanation of each kind of radiation.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe what radiation is and explain the different types of radiation.

"Perennial library." Charts the progress of science toward an understanding of radiation.

Fos returns to Tennessee from the trenches of war-torn France, falling in love with the beautiful Opal and running a photography studio with his former Army buddy, Flash, who soon gets them all into trouble when his love for trouble crosses paths with the Ku Klux Klan.

Discusses the types, sources, and effects of radiation. Examines industrial and medical uses of radiation, detecting and measuring radiation, protection from radiation, and treatment for exposure to radiation. Includes a chronology, a glossary, and further resources.

An exploration of radioactivity that discusses its occurrence in nature; nuclear energy; nuclear weapons and terrorism; how it is used in the hospital, laboratory, supermarket, and at home; experiments; and other related topics.