Book Description
Each entry concludes with a suggested reading. The encyclopedia includes a timeline of important events in the global development of atomic energy, more than 30 photos, and a selected general bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Stephen E. Atkins
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 10,46 MB
Release : 2000-01-30
Category : Science
ISBN :
Each entry concludes with a suggested reading. The encyclopedia includes a timeline of important events in the global development of atomic energy, more than 30 photos, and a selected general bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Frank Gaynor
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 22,16 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN :
Author : Martin V. Melosi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 20,78 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 131550975X
Atomic Age America looks at the broad influence of atomic energy¿focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and nuclear power¿on the lives of Americans within a world context. The text examines the social, political, diplomatic, environmental, and technical impacts of atomic energy on the 20th and 21st centuries, with a look back to the origins of atomic theory.
Author : Thomas B. Kingery
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 40,74 MB
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118043472
The A-to-Z reference resource for nuclear energy information A significant milestone in the history of nuclear technology, Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide written by a committee of the world's leading energy experts. The encyclopedia is packed with cutting-edge information about where nuclear energy science and technology came from, where they are today, and what the future may hold for this vital technology. Filled with figures, graphs, diagrams, formulas, and photographs, which accompany the short, easily digestible entries, the book is an accessible reference work for anyone with an interest in nuclear energy, and includes coverage of safety and environmental issues that are particularly topical in light of the Fukushima Daiichi incident. A definitive work on all aspects of the world's energy supply, the Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia brings together decades of knowledge about energy sources and technologies ranging from coal and oil, to biofuels and wind, and ultimately nuclear power.
Author : Rodney P. Carlisle
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816040292
More than 500 A-Z entries cover topics pertinent to the atomic age, including nuclear-weapons development, nuclear energy, policy decisions, international crises, and biographical sketches of major scientists and government officials.
Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 3656 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128197257
Encyclopedia of Nuclear Energy provides a comprehensive and reliable overview of the many ways nuclear energy contributes to society. Comprised of four volumes, it includes topics such as generating clean electricity, improving medical diagnostics and cancer treatment, improving crop yields, improving food shelf-lives, and crucially, the deployment of nuclear energy as an alternative energy source, one that is proving to be essential in the management of global warming. Carefully structured into thematic sections, this encyclopedia brings together the vast and highly diversified literature related to nuclear energy into a single resource, with convenient to read, cross-referenced chapters. This book will serve as an invaluable resource for researchers in the fields of energy, engineering, material science, chemistry, and physics, from both industry and academia. Offers a contemporary review of current nuclear energy research and insights into the future direction of the field, hence negating the need for individual searches across various databases Written by academics and practitioners from different fields to ensure that the knowledge within is easily understood by, and applicable to, a large audience Meticulously organized, with articles split into sections on key topics and clearly cross-referenced to allow students, researchers and professionals to quickly and easily find relevant information
Author : John F. Hogerton
Publisher :
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 21,67 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Frank Gaynor
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Richard G. Hewlett
Publisher :
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 23,72 MB
Release : 1962
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Richard G. Hewlett
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 1962
Category :
ISBN :