Plutonium : A History of the World's Most Dangerous Element
by Bernstein, Jeremy
Published by : New South Book (Sydney) Physical details: ix,194 Pages 21X13 cm | PB ISBN:9781742230887. Year: 2007| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Include Illustrations and Index
In his new history of this complex and dangerous element, physicist Jeremy Bernstein describes the steps that were taken to transform plutonium from a laboratory novelty into the nuclear weapon that destroyed Nagasaki. This is the first book to weave together the many strands of plutonium's story, explaining not only the science but also the people involved
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