Using nuclear energy

"In Using Nuclear Energy, we find out how scientists discovered nuclear power, what happens if you split an atom, and about the immense blast a nuclear weapon can create. We learn about fission, chain reactions, and how the science of the deadly Hiroshima bomb has been tamed to provide our homes wit...

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Main Author: Townsend, John, 1955-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2009.
Series:Why science matters.
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