Provides an introduction to the history of nuclear energy, including biographical information on important people in the field. Discusses both the beneficial and the deadly ways nuclear energy has been used. Contains a guide to further research on nuclear power issues.
Includes more than 550 topics in the life, earth, and physical sciences as well as in engineering, technology, math, environmental science, and psychology.
Explores the decade of the 1920s worldwide, highlighting a selection of the significant scientists, inventions, and scientific developments of the era.
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide career profiles of over 175 Latino Americans from throughout history who have excelled in science, math, and the professions, and includes photographs and further reading resources.
