Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation

by Timothy J. Jorgensen

Book Overview

The fascinating science and history of radiation

More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. We own radiation-emitting phones, regularly get diagnostic x-rays, such as mammograms, and submit to full-body security scans at airports. We worry and debate about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the safety of nuclear power plants. But how much do we really know about radiation? And what are its actual dangers?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691178348
• ISBN13: 9780691178349
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"