Splitting the atom
By: by Katie Parker.
Series: Big ideas in science
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761443995
Subjects: Atoms -- Juvenile literature; Nuclear physics -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "Provides comprehensive information on the discovery of the atom and how it affects our lives today"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Discovering the atom; title: Elements; title: Radiation; title: Energetic nuclei; title: Nuclear fission; title: Nuclear medicine; title: Dropping the bomb; title: Nuclear fusion; title: Exploring space with atomic energy; title: Subatomic zoo.