00000cam a22000008a 4500 UP-99796217608532885 Buklod 20080918112249.0 a r |||| u| ta 050802s2006 nyu jrb |001 0|eng d 0816056064 (acid-free paper) (iLib)UPD-00052895120 DSCI eng QC792.5 K53 2006 Kidd, J. S. (Jerry S.) Nuclear power the study of quarks and sparks J.S. Kidd and Renee A. Kidd. New York Facts on File 2006. xiv 208p. ill. 18 cm. Science and society (Facts on File, Inc.) Rev. ed. of: Quarks and sparks. c1999. An "overview both of the atomic forces that hold the universe together and the work of scientists, mostly physicists, to understand these forces and their impact on humans"--P. [4] of cover. Rev. ed. of: Quarks and sparks. c1999 Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-196) and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Preparing the ground -- Atom -- Progress toward nuclear fission -- Nuclear energies -- Atomic bomb -- Aftermath of nuclear war -- Hydrogen bomb or atoms for peace-or both -- Nuclear medicine -- Recovery from the era of bomb making -- Advances in nuclear power generation -- Advances in nuclear science -- Cosmic connection -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Web sites -- Index. Nuclear energy. Nuclear energy --Juvenile literature. Kidd, Renee A. CS Library FO Paper UPD DSCI QC792.5 .K53 2006 Book