About the book
An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.
Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.
Editions of Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780262542036
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262362016
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262363020
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An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.
Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.
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What is Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century about?
An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.
Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century?
Mathematics and Science > Physics > Nuclear physics
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780262542036
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century?
Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Richard Wolfson
Who is the Publisher of the book Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century?
MIT Press
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Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century is available as paperback(ISBN 9780262542036) and ebook(ISBN 9780262362016) and ebook(ISBN 9780262363020)
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