Atomic adventures: secret islands, forgotten n-rays, and isotopic murder--a journey into the wild world of nuclear science
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
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First Pegasus books edition.
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xxxiii, 363 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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"With enthusiasm and witty intelligence, Mahaffey unearths lost reactors on far-flung islands and finds trees that were exposed to active fission--which then changed gender or bloomed in the dead of winter. He explains why we have nuclear submarines but not nuclear aircraft and why cold fusion does not--and cannot--exist. And who knew that radiation-counting was once a fashionable trend? Though parts of our nuclear history might seem like fiction--such as when cowboys got their hands on a reactor--Mahaffey's vivid prose holds the reader in thrall of the infectious energy of scientific curiosity and ingenuity that may hold the key to solving our energy crisis--or even send us to Mars." --

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1681774216, 9781681774213

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-345) and an index.
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"With enthusiasm and witty intelligence, Mahaffey unearths lost reactors on far-flung islands and finds trees that were exposed to active fission--which then changed gender or bloomed in the dead of winter. He explains why we have nuclear submarines but not nuclear aircraft and why cold fusion does not--and cannot--exist. And who knew that radiation-counting was once a fashionable trend? Though parts of our nuclear history might seem like fiction--such as when cowboys got their hands on a reactor--Mahaffey's vivid prose holds the reader in thrall of the infectious energy of scientific curiosity and ingenuity that may hold the key to solving our energy crisis--or even send us to Mars." --,From dust jacket.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Mahaffey, J. A. (2017). Atomic adventures: secret islands, forgotten n-rays, and isotopic murder--a journey into the wild world of nuclear science. First Pegasus books edition. New York, Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Mahaffey, James A.. 2017. Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-rays, and Isotopic Murder--a Journey Into the Wild World of Nuclear Science. New York, Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Mahaffey, James A., Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-rays, and Isotopic Murder--a Journey Into the Wild World of Nuclear Science. New York, Pegasus Books, 2017.

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Mahaffey, James A.. Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-rays, and Isotopic Murder--a Journey Into the Wild World of Nuclear Science. First Pegasus books edition. New York, Pegasus Books, 2017.

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