Atomic Universe: The Quest to Discover Radioactivity

By Kate Boehm Jerome

Book Overview

Today radioactivity is widely used to treat cancer, to study fossils, and to power submarines, but until the late 1800s man's understanding of this scientific field was practically non-existent.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792255437
• ISBN13: 9780792255437
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 59 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher