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Radioactivity
A Very Short Introduction
Taschenbuch von Claudio Tuniz
Sprache: Englisch

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Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature, and used to provide important applications in science, medicine, and energy production. But it remains misunderstood and feared. In this Very Short Introduction, Claudio Tuniz explains the nature and mechanisms of radioactivity.
Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature, and used to provide important applications in science, medicine, and energy production. But it remains misunderstood and feared. In this Very Short Introduction, Claudio Tuniz explains the nature and mechanisms of radioactivity.
Über den Autor
Claudio Tuniz was Assistant Director of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste . Previously he was Nuclear Counsellor at the Australian Embassy to the IAEA in Vienna and Director of the Physics Division at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization in Sydney. He is co-author of the book The Bone Readers (2009).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Prologue

  • 1: Opening the nuclear Pandora's box

  • 2: Unlimited energy?

  • 3: Food and water

  • 4: Radiation and radioactivity in medicine

  • 5: Radioactive gadgets and gauges

  • 6: Fear of radioactivity

  • 7: Tracing the origin and evolution of the Earth

  • 8: Tracing human origins and history

  • Epilogue

  • References

  • Further reading

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780199692422
ISBN-10: 0199692424
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Tuniz, Claudio
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Maße: 181 x 113 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Claudio Tuniz
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2012
Gewicht: 0,129 kg
Artikel-ID: 106538309
Über den Autor
Claudio Tuniz was Assistant Director of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste . Previously he was Nuclear Counsellor at the Australian Embassy to the IAEA in Vienna and Director of the Physics Division at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization in Sydney. He is co-author of the book The Bone Readers (2009).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Prologue

  • 1: Opening the nuclear Pandora's box

  • 2: Unlimited energy?

  • 3: Food and water

  • 4: Radiation and radioactivity in medicine

  • 5: Radioactive gadgets and gauges

  • 6: Fear of radioactivity

  • 7: Tracing the origin and evolution of the Earth

  • 8: Tracing human origins and history

  • Epilogue

  • References

  • Further reading

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780199692422
ISBN-10: 0199692424
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Tuniz, Claudio
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Maße: 181 x 113 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Claudio Tuniz
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2012
Gewicht: 0,129 kg
Artikel-ID: 106538309
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