Best Nuclear Chemistry

The astonishing biography of a mineral that can sustain our world- or destroy it Uranium occurs naturally in the earth's crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. In this fine piece of journalism, Zoellnerdoes for uranium what he did for diamonds in The Heartless Stone —he delves into the complex science, politics and history of this radioactive mineral, which presents the best and worst of mankind: the capacity for scientific progress and political genius; the capacity for nihilism, exploitation, and terror.

Written by established experts in the field, this book features in-depth discussions of proven scientific principles, current trends, and applications of nuclear chemistry to the sciences and engineering. There are also updated chapters on nuclear structure; α-, β-, and γ-decay; nuclear reactions; fission; astrophysics; and nuclear reactor chemistry.

Jorgensen introduces key figures in the story of radiation―from Wilhelm Roentgen, the discoverer of x-rays, and pioneering radioactivity researchers Marie and Pierre Curie, to Thomas Edison and the victims of the recent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Jorgensen empowers us to make informed choices while offering a clearer understanding of broader societal issues. Winner of the 2017 AIP Science Writing Award for Books, American Institute of Physics. Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in History of Science, Medicine & Technology, Association of American Publishers. "Jorgensen walks readers through the history of humanity's interaction with radiation. [ Strange Glow ] is a solid, accessible work, but perhaps its most beneficial aspect is that Jorgensen equips readers with enough knowledge to make their own risk assessments, whether it is of a potential medical diagnostic test or a particular consumer decision." a propulsive story, each piece building on the next in a series of progressive revelations. A seismic piece of scientific inquiry, top shelf in narrative style and illumination." "The only antidote to irrational fear is knowledge, and Strange Glow imparts this in spades." " Strange Glow isn't about lessening what is largely a sensible fear, but about removing some of the mystery and misunderstanding. This is a long overdue and successful attempt to rationalise an emotional subject by telling its story in very human terms." integrates detailed science and carefully illuminated medical statistics with the personal lives of scientists. The book's goal--‘to present the facts about radiation as objectively and even-handedly as possible, leaving you to decide which aspects to fear'--is achieved with authority and style." "This book can be enjoyed as a sort of scientific QI --a string of interesting facts you can't wait to share with anyone who can be persuaded to listen. the story of human interaction with radiation--beginning with the one type that we can see (light) and continuing through radio waves, atomic blasts, cellphones, radon, microwave ovens, luggage scanners, the Fukushima accident, and on and on. Jorgensen avoids graphs and numbers, instead relying largely on entertaining--if alarming--anecdotes."

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Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. The element's position on the periodic table is pinpointed on a mini rendering of the table and an illustrated scale of the element's boiling and/or melting points appears on each page along with a density scale that runs along the bottom. Gray, an element collector and Popular Science columnist, has created a visual homage to the periodic table of the elements. The left-hand side of the spread features a large color image of the element in its true form, when possible.

Readers continue to turn to Klein's Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics, 4th Edition because it enables them to better understand fundamental principles, solve problems, and focus on what they need to know to succeed.

The bestselling author of Hold Me Tight presents a revolutionary new understanding of why and how we love, based on cutting-edge research. We need no longer wander around in the darkness, stumbling from one disastrous relationship to another. In an entertaining way, she gives us practical, down-to-earth examples and exercises to help us develop our 'love sense.'. "In Love Sense , Dr. Sue Johnson creates fascinating and enlightening connections between cutting-edge research, professional applications of research in marital therapy, and scores of apt case examples and engaging exercises for people who struggle with relationship difficulties. With genuine enthusiasm and admirable clarity, she shows how emotion-focused therapy, guided by attachment theory and research, can heal troubled relationships while benefiting society more generally. -- Phillip R. Shaver, PhD , Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis; Past President, International Association for Relationship Research.

The gold standard in analytical chemistry, Dan Harris’ Quantitative Chemical Analysis provides a sound physical understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry and their applications in the disciplines. After teaching at the University of California at Davis from 1975-1980 and at Franklin and Marshall College from 1980-1983, he moved to the Naval Air Systems Command at China Lake, California, where he is now a Senior Scientist and Esteemed Fellow. While teaching analytical chemistry at Davis, he wrote his lectures in bound form for his students.

Internationally acclaimed for more than forty years, The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology , founded by the late Professor R. H. F. Manske, continues to provide outstanding coverage of this rapidly expanding field. The later are seen through the perspectives of isolation, structure determination and synthesis and additonally reviewed in terms of their involvement in the formation of the natural and semi-synthetic bisindole alkaloids from Catharanthus . Praise for the serial. "Authoritative, precise, thorough, and above all, permeated with enthusiasm."

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The soft sell about proton numbers and electron shells thus closes the deal for Kean’s anecdotes about elements of war, elements of health, and elements of wealth, plus the title’s practical joke of a spoon (made from gallium).

The same paradigm is readily adapted to incorporate the photon and a reactant molecular structure to photophysics. Exceptionally thorough and well written, Principles of Molecular Photochemistry will be useful to every active researcher in the field.

The non-traditional approach of Chemistry in Context reflects today's technological issues and the chemistry principles within them.

Significant additions include ultramicroelectrodes, modified electrodes, and scanning probe methods. "...an excellent textbook...and a highly recommended addition to one's personal library."

Clear, user-friendly, and direct, this lab manual provides you with the tools you need to successfully complete lab experiments and lab reports. He taught at Swarthmore College, 1949-1952; the University of Connecticut, 1952-1964; and Macalester College, 1964-1988.

This revision brings the reader completely up to date on the evolving methods associated with increasingly more complex sample types analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography, or HPLC. Thoroughly revised and greatly expanded, the Second Edition of this landmark work brings scientists completely up to date on method development for HPLC, one of the main analytical techniques in use today.

The work must be done rapidly in extreme cold, for even body heat can melt a rare specimen that has been painstakingly mounted. For almost half a century, Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho, Vermont, and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work. In 1931, the American Meteorological Society gathered together the best of these photomicrographs, plus some slides of frost, glaze, dew on vegetation and spider webs, sleet, and soft hail, and a text by W. J. Humphreys, and had them published.

Known as Monsanto’s Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world’s most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions of acres of farmland. Gillam introduces readers to farm families devastated by cancers which they believe are caused by the chemical, and to scientists whose reputations have been smeared for publishing research that contradicted business interests. Readers learn about the arm-twisting of regulators who signed off on the chemical, echoing company assurances of safety even as they permitted higher residues of the herbicide in food and skipped compliance tests. "Journalist Gillam exposes a plethora of scientific research, legal materials, and documentary evidence recovered from corporate and government resources to paint a damning picture of the peddling of glyphosate by Monsanto and other agribusinesses...Gillam expertly covers a contentious front where corporate malfeasance intersects with issues of public health and ecology." ( Publishers Weekly ). "As veteran investigative journalist Gillam points out in this unsettling report on [glyphosate] and its drawbacks, most of the positive press comes from the herbicide's manufacturer, Monsanto, who, as the title suggests, 'whitewashed' the scientific data to validate its safety...This is a must-read for everyone concerned about the increasing burden of toxic chemicals in water and food, the health and environmental consequences thereof, and corporate influence on government agencies." ( Environment Guru ). "'Outrage' is the only word that captures the experience of reading Carey Gillam's Whitewash ...Her exhaustive examination of the history of glyphosate—the main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup—reveals that a herbicide as common as laundry detergent is the health and environmental calamity of modern agriculture ...This is a story about what happens to public health and the environment when capitalism overthrows the social contract and the fever for profit poisons the heart against all morality."

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This much-enlarged third edition includes new findings on the central role of biological water in organizing living processes; it also completes the author's novel theory of the organism and its applications in ecology, physiology and brain science. "The layman may not understand half of this book, but he will understand more than he expects to or may feel he has any right to.

This is also the first introductory polymer text to fully explain computational polymer science, including molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods. Polymer synthesis: step- and chain-growth; bulk, solution, suspension, emulsion, solid-state, and plasma; ionic liquids, and macromers; and genetic engineering Amorphous and crystalline states, transitions, mechanical properties, and solid-state characterization Polymers and the environment: degradation, stability, and more Additives, blends, block copolymers, and composites–including interpenetrating networks, nanocomposites, buckyballs, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and POSS Biopolymers, natural polymers, fibers, thermoplastics, elastomers, and thermosets Engineering and specialty polymers, from polycarbonates to ionic polymers and high-performance fibers Polymer rheology, processing, and modeling Correlations and simulations: group contribution, topological indices, artificial neural networks, molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo simulations. Dr. Joel R. Fried is professor and chair of the department of chemical and biomedical engineering at Florida State University.