Life and Death Rays: Radioactive Poisoning and Radiation Exposure

by Alan Christopher Perkins

Book Overview

This unique book provides an accessible introduction to both the scientific background and the key people involved in the discovery and use of radiation and radioactivity. It begins by providing a short history of radiation exposures and radiation poisoning; from the early inappropriate use of X-rays and radium cures through the misadventures of the Manhattan Project and the Chernobyl disaster, to the high-profile and deliberate poisoning of Alexander...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367456494
• ISBN13: 9780367456498
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"