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A History of a Mysterious Science
By
Marjorie Caroline Malley
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Free shipping Australia wide  Ships within 24 hours from UK supplier| Rating: | | | Format: | Hardcover, 267 pages | | Other Information: | Illustrated | | Published In: | United States, 01 August 2011 |
Table of ContentsPREFACE; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I. A NEW SCIENCE; 1. The Beginnings; 2. The Curies; 3. Rutherford, Soddy, Particles, and Alchemy?; 4. The Radioactive Earth; 5. Speculations; 6. Radioactivity and Chemistry; 7. Inside the Atom; 8. Sequel; II. MEASURING AND USING RADIOACTIVITY; 9. Methods and Instruments; 10. Radioactivity, Medicine, and Life; 11. New Industries; III. BEYOND THE STORY; 12. Radioactivity's Prime Movers; 13. Radioactivity and Timeless Questions: The Quest for Understanding; 14. The Imaginative Appeal of a Discovery; APPENDICES; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX Reviews
"Malley does a wonderful job of demonstrating how scientific discovery functions, as opposed to the usual approach in which facts and figures are given as tidbits along a chronology. Strongly recommended for history of science collections, high school science students, and anyone curious about radioactivity and the history of science." Library Journal
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| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | | ISBN: | 019976641X |
| EAN: | 9780199766413 | | Dimensions: | 21.69 x 14.83 x 2.06 centimeters (0.44 kg) |
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