Our Atomic World: The Story of Atomic Energy

by C. Jackson Craven

12 chapters1h 11mEnglish1964

About this book

This booklet is part of the "Understanding the Atom Series" published by the Division of Technical Information of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. From an introduction of atomic theory by the ancient Greeks through the development of the fission bomb, the author covers such areas as the discovery of the nucleus, the discovery of isotopes, fission and fusion including a chronology of atomic theory to 1963, and the development of the Atomic Energy Commission. (Summary by Larry Wilson)

Chapters (12)

1Introduction

145

2The Atomic Theory Is Confirmed and Cathode Rays

461

3Radioactive Atoms Discovered and Rutherford Finds the Atomic Nucleus

426

4The Proton Is Recognized and Isotopes Are Discovered

344

5The Alchemists' Dream Comes True and Some Particles Have No Electric Charge

387

6Matter Is Energy; Energy Is Matter and Nuclei Contain Energy

465

7Chronology

277

8Fission is Explained

285

9The Fission Bomb Is Exploded and Nuclear Energy Is Needed for the Future

484

10Fusion Has Potential

390

11Isotopes Have Many Uses and Radioisotopes at Work

258

12The Atomic Energy Commission and Toward an International Atom

394

Our Atomic World: The Story of Atomic Energy

About this book

Chapters (12)

Comments