Energetic Particles on Parade: A Study of Radiation

By: Scaglia, Beatriz

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Energy that is radiated as rays or waves is called radiation. Radiation can be either ionizning and non-ionizing.

This book explores the scope of radiation including the gamma rays and alpha decay of ionizing radiation, and the electromagnetic rays and thermal radiation of non-ionizing.

Also included are notable radiation accidents, deaths, and disasters such as the death of Marie Curie and the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1241307016
• ISBN13: 9781241307011
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"