Tuniz, Claudio
Radioactivity : A Very Short Introduction Claudio Tuniz - 1st - Oxford, New York Oxford University Press 2012 - 154 Pages 17x11 cm PB
Include Index and Illustration
You cannot hide from radioactivity. Even the book you are holding is slightly radioactive, but there are more serious risks. Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature. It is a process that has been harnessed to provide wide and important applications in science, medicine, industry, and energy production. But it remains much misunderstood - and feared, perhaps because nuclear radiation cannot be detected by humansenses, and can undoubtedly do great harm if appropriate precautions are not taken. In recent times there have be.
9780199692422
Radioactivity
Radiation
539.752
Radioactivity : A Very Short Introduction Claudio Tuniz - 1st - Oxford, New York Oxford University Press 2012 - 154 Pages 17x11 cm PB
Include Index and Illustration
You cannot hide from radioactivity. Even the book you are holding is slightly radioactive, but there are more serious risks. Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature. It is a process that has been harnessed to provide wide and important applications in science, medicine, industry, and energy production. But it remains much misunderstood - and feared, perhaps because nuclear radiation cannot be detected by humansenses, and can undoubtedly do great harm if appropriate precautions are not taken. In recent times there have be.
9780199692422
Radioactivity
Radiation
539.752