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A Field Guide to Radiation
Contributor(s): Biddle, Wayne (Author)

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 ISBN: 0143121278     ISBN-13: 9780143121275
Publisher: Penguin Books
OUR PRICE: $22.80  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Radiation
- Science | Reference
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey: 539.2
LCCN: 2012009025
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.25 lbs) 288 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2012 pg. 12
Choice 01/01/2013
 
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Publisher Description:
A comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding how radiation affects our everyday lives

Nuclear energy, X-rays, radon, cell phones . . . radiation is part of the way we live on a daily basis, and yet the sources and repercussions of our exposure to it remain mysterious. Now Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wayne Biddle offers a first-of-its-kind guide to understanding this fundamental aspect of the universe. From fallout to radiation poisoning, alpha particles to cosmic rays, Biddle illuminates the history, meaning, and health implications of one hundred scientific terms in succinct, witty essays. A Field Guide to Radiation is an essential, engaging handbook that offers wisdom and common sense for today's increasingly nuclear world.
 
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