The Basics of Nuclear Physics

by Christopher Cooper

When we think of nuclear physics, we often think of the fraught issues of nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons. However, nuclear physics has many other practical applications, including in the fields of nuclear medicine, materials engineering, and geology and archaeology. The history of nuclear physics is full of fascinating figures--Rutherford, Geiger, Bohr, Einstein, Oppenheimer--and highly dramatic experiments, triumphs, and utter tragedies...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477777709
• ISBN13: 9781477777701
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12