radiation

Describes various forms of radiation and discusses the benefits and hazards of their use.

Discusses how radioactive contamination happens and the risk it poses to health.

An exploration of sound, light, and radiation that explains what they are and discusses the anatomy of a wave, hearing, the science of music, seeing light, color, and more. Includes a glossary and resources.

Chronicles the Chernobyl catastrophe with interviews of the engineers and operators as well as the victims of the disaster.

Provides background information on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and presents controversies surrounding the event, and also offers personal narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by this event.

Chronicles the life and career of Dr. Alice Stewart, discussing how her research challenged international nuclear safety standards.

Identifies the radioactive fundamentals of the planet while correcting myths to reveal the role of radiation in everyday life and what should and should not raise concern.

An expose of the fifty-year cover-up surrounding the experiments conducted by Manhattan Project medical doctors on eighteen unsuspecting patients who were secretly injected with plutonium; with information about additional experiments American citizens were subjected to during the postwar years without their knowledge.

Describes what radiation is, its sources and uses, and the dangers of radiation exposure from nuclear bombs and power plant leaks.