Life Atomic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life Atomic write by Angela N. H. Creager. This book was released on 2013-10-02. Life Atomic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After World War II, the US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) began mass-producing radioisotopes, sending out nearly 64,000 shipments of radioactive materials to scientists and physicians by 1955. Even as the atomic bomb became the focus of Cold War anxiety, radioisotopes represented the government’s efforts to harness the power of the atom for peace—advancing medicine, domestic energy, and foreign relations. In Life Atomic, Angela N. H. Creager tells the story of how these radioisotopes, which were simultaneously scientific tools and political icons, transformed biomedicine and ecology. Government-produced radioisotopes provided physicians with new tools for diagnosis and therapy, specifically cancer therapy, and enabled biologists to trace molecular transformations. Yet the government’s attempt to present radioisotopes as marvelous dividends of the atomic age was undercut in the 1950s by the fallout debates, as scientists and citizens recognized the hazards of low-level radiation. Creager reveals that growing consciousness of the danger of radioactivity did not reduce the demand for radioisotopes at hospitals and laboratories, but it did change their popular representation from a therapeutic agent to an environmental poison. She then demonstrates how, by the late twentieth century, public fear of radioactivity overshadowed any appreciation of the positive consequences of the AEC’s provision of radioisotopes for research and medicine.
Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth
Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth write by Larry Vardiman. This book was released on 2000. Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents part two of the research results of an eight-year project titled Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth (RATE). A previous volume presenting part one of the research was published in 2000, titled Radioisotopes and the age of the Earth : a young-earth creationist research initiative. RATE Project sponsors included Institute for Creation Research and Creation Research Society, with start-up support from Answers in Genesis Ministries. Researchers included seven scientists and one biblical Hebrew scholar: Dr. Steven A. Austin, Dr. Andrew Snelling, Dr. John Baumgardner, Dr. Eugene F. Chaffin, Dr. Donald B. DeYoung, Dr. Russell Humphreys, Dr. Larry Vardiman and Dr. Steven W. Boyd.
Nuclear Batteries and Radioisotopes
Nuclear Batteries and Radioisotopes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nuclear Batteries and Radioisotopes write by Mark Prelas. This book was released on 2016-08-04. Nuclear Batteries and Radioisotopes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explains the physics of nuclear battery operation. It provides a comprehensive background that allows readers to understand all past and future developments in the field. The supply and cost of radioisotopes for use in applications (focused on nuclear batteries) are covered in the initial sections of the text. The interaction of ionizing radiation with matter is discussed as applied to nuclear batteries. The physics of interfacing the radioisotopes to the transducers which represent the energy conversion mechanism for nuclear batteries are described for possible nuclear battery configurations. Last but not least the efficiencies of nuclear battery configurations are discussed combined with a review of the literature on nuclear battery research.
Manual for Reactor Produced Radioisotopes
Manual for Reactor Produced Radioisotopes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Manual for Reactor Produced Radioisotopes write by International Atomic Energy Agency. This book was released on 2003. Manual for Reactor Produced Radioisotopes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Radioisotope Gauges for Industrial Process Measurements
Radioisotope Gauges for Industrial Process Measurements - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Radioisotope Gauges for Industrial Process Measurements write by Geir Anton Johansen. This book was released on 2004-10-22. Radioisotope Gauges for Industrial Process Measurements available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In order to fully utilise nucleonic measurement principles and their applications, it is important to have an understanding of the underlying physics. Radioisotope Gauges for Industrial Process Measurements combines theoretical background with practical experience in order to present an accessible overview of the use of radioisotopes in industry. This unique book explains the modes of operation of installed gauges and presents nucleonic methods relevant to measurement problems. The first part of the book deals with radiation sources, the interaction of radiation with matter and radiation detectors. The second part explains the different measurement principles used for industrial gauges and the last part of the book covers industrial applications. This book also: Features a concise introduction to atomic and nuclear physics. Presents a range of nucleonic measurement methods and highlights their application to a variety of problems. Contains an overview of electronics, measurement accuracy, safety and standards. Considers processes and demands, design strategies and practical realisation of measurement systems. Provides many practical engineering examples. Offering a comprehensive coverage of engineering applications, this book is an essential tool for electrical, electronic and instrument engineers in the oil and chemicals processing sectors. It is also a valuable reference to graduate students and physicists involved in nuclear radiation measurement, medical applications, radiochemical research, environmental monitoring and chemical engineering.
