Who split the atom?

Who split the atom?

Anna Claybourne

Book - 2010

"Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--

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Subjects
Atoms > Juvenile literature.
Matter > Constitution > Juvenile literature.
Discoveries in science > Juvenile literature.
Published
Mankato, Minn. : Mankato, Minn : Anna Claybourne Arcturus Pub., ; Distributed by Black Rabbit Books 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Anna Claybourne (-)
Physical Description
46 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
ISBN
9781848376830
  • What is an atom?
  • Ancient ideas
  • Understanding matter
  • Atoms and elements
  • Dalton's atomic theory
  • Mendeleev's table
  • Radioactivity
  • The plum-pudding atom
  • The gold foil experiment
  • Electron shells
  • Inside the nucleus
  • Could the atom be split?
  • The particle accelerator
  • Splitting the atom
  • Incredible energy
  • The atomic bomb
  • Nuclear power
  • Atom science today
  • Atomic mysteries
  • Glossary
  • Further information
  • Index
Review by Horn Book Review

Clearly and substantively, these books trace the development of the periodic table and fission from the time of the ancient Greeks through the present day. Although each spread addresses a subtopic, the texts read smoothly; the many sidebars, photos, and biographical sketches are well integrated. In both volumes, the answer to the title question is, of course, many different people--increasingly, in collaboration. Reading list, websites. Glos, ind. [Review covers these Breakthroughs in Science and Technology titles: Who Split the Atom? and Who Invented the Periodic Table?] (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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