An edition of Life Atomic
(2013)
Life Atomic
A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine
by Angela N. H. Creager
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September 19, 2023 | History
A history of radioisotope development and use in America from Berkeley cyclotrons in the 1930s to the death of the Atomic Energy Commission in the 1970s.
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Life Atomic: A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine
Oct 07, 2015, University of Chicago Press
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022632396X 9780226323961
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Life Atomic: A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine
2013, University of Chicago Press
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022601794X 9780226017945
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First Sentence
"At the close of World War II, the nuclear detonations over Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrated the devastating power of the atom."
Table of Contents
Contents
Page vii
Preface
Page ix
Abbreviations
Page xiii
1.
Tracers
Page 1
2.
Cyclotrons
Page 24
3.
Reactors
Page 60
4.
Embargo
Page 107
5.
Dividends
Page 143
6.
Sales
Page 180
7.
Pathways
Page 220
8.
Guinea Pigs
Page 260
9.
Beams and Emanations
Page 311
10.
Ecosystems
Page 351
11.
Half-Lives
Page 394
Bibliography
Page 409
Index
Page 461
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| September 19, 2023 | Edited by frstndlstlns | added description |
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