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A Field Guide to Radiation - by Wayne Biddle (Paperback)

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  • A comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding how radiation affects our everyday livesNuclear 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.
  • About the Author: Wayne Biddle won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the "Star Wars" antimissile project.
  • 288 Pages
  • Science, Radiation

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About the Book



Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Biddle offers a first-of-its-kind guide to understanding radiation and nuclear energy. From fallout to radiation poisoning, alpha particles to cosmic rays, Biddle illuminates the history, meaning, and health implications in an essential handbook.



Book Synopsis



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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"One big problem with man-made radiation: It isn't going away any time soon. Even if all nuclear reactors were halted and decommissioned tomorrow, the radioactive material that fueled them would remain deadly for tens of thousands of years. So, it's best to get used to it. In A Field Guide to Radiation, Wayne Biddle provides an overview of man-made radiation, decoding the terminology and helping readers to understand the difference between beryllium and beta particles (the former being relatively benign)."

--The Washington Post


"Witty, succinct and handily organized in an A-Z format."

--Nature


"An indispensable volume for every library. . . . A very readable mini-encyclopedia."

--Booklist




About the Author



Wayne Biddle won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the "Star Wars" antimissile project. He is the author of five previous books, including A Field Guide to Germs, winner of the American Medical Writers Association's Walter C. Alvarez Honor Award, and Dark Side of the Moon, which was selected as a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice. He teaches at Johns Hopkins University.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.6 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Radiation
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Wayne Biddle
Language: English
Street Date: July 31, 2012
TCIN: 91287211
UPC: 9780143121275
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-3766
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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