Radioactivity : introduction and history /

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Author / Creator:L'Annunziata, Michael F.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam, the Netherlands ; Boston [Mass.] ; Oxford, UK : Elsevier, 2007.
Description:xxi, 609 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6807122
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ISBN:9780444527158 (hbk.)
044452715X (hbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-596) and index.
Summary:'Radioactivity' provides an introduction to radioactivity from natural & artificial sources on earth & radiation of cosmic origins. This book answers many questions for the layperson, student, teacher, & even practitioner as to the origins, properties, detection & measurement, & applications of radioactivity.