The basics of nuclear physics
By: Christopher Cooper
Series: Core concepts
Publisher: Rosen Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781477777701
Subjects: Nuclear physics; Juvenile literature
Description: "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. Capturing both the promise and the peril of this most fascinating science with compelling, comprehensible text and full-color photos and explanatory visual aids, this volume introduces readers to the most transformative science of the modern era"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 90) and index.

Grades 7-12.
Table of contents: title: Atomic structure; title: Atoms and isotopes; title: Separating isotopes; title: Radioactivity and radiation; title: Radioactive decay; title: Using isotopes; title: Atom smashers; title: Nuclear fission; title: Nuclear reactors; title: Nuclear power; title: Nuclear waste; title: How the sun shines; title: Controlled fusion; title: Biography: Julius Robert Oppenheimer.