Who split the atom? / Anna Claybourne.

Author/creator Claybourne, Anna
Format Book
Publication InfoMankato, Minn. : Arcturus Pub. : Distributed by Black Rabbit Books, 2010.
Description46 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm.
Subjects

SeriesBreakthroughs in science and technology
Breakthroughs in science and technology. ^A1154435
Contents What is an atom? -- Ancient ideas -- Understanding matter -- Atoms and elements -- Dalton's atomic theory -- Mendeleev's table -- Radioactivity -- Plum-pudding atom -- Gold foil experiment -- Electron shells -- Inside the nucleus -- Could the atom be split? -- Particle accelerator -- Splitting the atom -- Incredible energy -- Atomic bomb -- Nuclear power -- Atom science today -- Atomic mysteries.
Abstract "Explores the ways in which scientists uncovered the secrets of atoms."--Cover [p. 4].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
LCCN 2010011015
ISBN9781848376830 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN1848376839 (lib. bdg.)

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