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Atomic physics is a mighty Hercules that dominates modern civilization, promising immense reserves of power but threatening catastrophic war and radioactive pollution. The story of the atom's discovery and the development of techniques to harness its energy offers fascinating insights into the forces behind twenty-first-century technology. This compelling history portrays the human faces and lives behind the beginnings of atomic science. The Infancy...
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Detailed enough for a text and sufficiently comprehensive for a reference, this volume addresses topics vital to understanding high-power accelerators and high-brightness-charged particle beams. Subjects include stochastic cooling, high-brightness injectors, and the free electron laser. Humphries provides students with the critical skills necessary for the problem-solving insights unique to collective physics problems.
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John was inspired to write this about fuels-not fools- because of his suffering as a child without the conveniences of electricity, or fuel for heating,e.g,. also running water or telephones; because all three require fuels. after 60 years studying/working as an Engineering Project Manager mostly on Energy/fuels; including projects like: coal to liquids and the Technology/Economics of Alcohol for Motor Fuels.On the latter I authored a book on the...
26) Atomic Physics
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First published in English in 1935, this classic treatment is well known to students and teachers of physics around the world. Since its original publication, Professor Born (Nobel laureate, 1954) continually updated the book to incorporate new developments in all branches of physics, particularly in the field of elementary particles. For this eighth edition he also wrote a new chapter on the quantum theory of solids. Contents include: Kinetic theory...
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There is a very large disconnect between the actual dangers of exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation and the fears of such exposure. A tiny leak at a nuclear power plant is front page news, while there has never been a death or even an injury to the public from escaping radiation. Meanwhile 50,000 deaths from auto accidents go almost unnoticed. This fear is particularly ironic since hundreds of studies show that low doses of ionizing radiation...
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The Story of Nuclear Energy: Worlds Within Worlds covers the entire story of nuclear energy from a basic explanation of atomic weights, energy and electricity to nuclear fission, fusion - beyond. First coming to public consciousness as The Bomb that ended World War II, it is now the forefront of our attention as a source of peacetime energy, whether from nuclear power plants or from the sun.
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Excerpt: "There is nothing new under the sun, says the Bible. Nor is the sun itself new, we might add. As long as life has existed on earth, it has been exposed to radiation from the Sun, SO that life and radiation are Old acquaintances and have learned to live together. We are accustomed to looking upon sunlight as something good, useful, and desirable, and certainly we could not live long without it. The energy of sunlight warms the earth, produces...
30) Nuclear Physics
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From the spectra of hydrogen to the cosmic showers, and the Gamma ray bursts, several interesting concepts of Nuclear physics are discussed in the useful notes that are dedicated to all levels of readers. Basic information purview is done keeping in mind of the beginners, as well as the intermediates. Upper undergraduate basic essentials are demonstrated too. In the first chapter all the knowledge base has been served in order to give an idea about...
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¿De dónde sale buena parte de la energía del universo? Seguramente de eso que se esconde dentro de los átomos, de las reacciones que tienen lugar en (y entre) los minúsculos núcleos atómicos que se aman, se pelean, se vuelven a amar, como ocurre en las estrellas, en los reactores nucleares... y también en las bombas atómicas. Pero hay que aprender a conocer y a domar estas reacciones, entender los usos y las consecuencias posibles, ya que...
32) Nuclear Mavericks: A Biographical Compilation of the Men & Women Who Shaped the Nuclear Workforce
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Nuclear technologies play a critical role in many fields, including space exploration, the defense industry, medical diagnosis and treatment, energy generation, and next-generation manufacturing. Having a technically skilled workforce that understands these technologies and can apply them in situ is critical to the continued advancement of our society. However, the United States has hit a crossroads. A vast majority of the nuclear mavericks that developed...
33) Crimson phoenix
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"Victoria Emerson is a congressional member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the state of West Virginia. Her aspirations have always been to help her community and to avoid the ambitious power plays of her peers in Washington D.C. Then Major Joseph McCrea appears on her doorstep and uses the code phrase Crimson Phoenix, meaning this is not a drill. The United States is on the verge of nuclear war. Victoria must accompany McCrea to a secure...
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"In the early morning of April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant became unstable, causing a huge explosion. But the disaster was only just beginning. Follow along with the true story of a doomed power plant that is still dangerous today. Then, review what you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed history you remember"--
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John Puller novels volume 1
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Combat veteran John Puller, now working as an investigator for the Army's Criminal Investigative Division, tries to solve the murder of an Army man and his Pentagon contractor wife in their isolated rural home.
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Eric Steele novels volume 1
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"Eric Steele is the best of the best--an Alpha--an operative in a unit known simply as 'the Program.' A highly-trained U.S. Special Forces soldier who spent his career fighting radical Islamic militants in Afghanistan, Steele uses a deadly combination of espionage and brute strength to root out his targets and neutralize them. But sometimes the enemy gets a vote, and Steele knows all too well that every mission may be his last. Steele is in Beirut...
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"Former US Marine Patrick Larkin purchased shares in a high-tech shelter built in an abandoned underground silo. When disaster strikes, he and his family are among the lucky ones locked inside. With the bunker pushed to its limits, tensions rise and panic erupts when marauders attempt to invade the bunker"--
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"Whether it's a sibling, parent, coworker, or friend, we all know toxic people who seem determined to frustrate our life's calling. While you're seeking first God's kingdom, they're seeking to distract your focus and delay your work. Yet it's only once we learn to say no to bad patterns that we are set free to say yes to the good God has planned for us. Renowned writer and Bible teacher Gary Thomas uncovers surprising biblical principles for dealing...