Overview
Radioactivity: Introduction and History provides an introduction to radioactivity from natural and artificial sources on earth and radiation of cosmic origins. This book answers many questions for the student, teacher, and practitioner as to the origins, properties, detection and measurement, and applications of radioactivity. Written at a level that most students and teachers can appreciate, it includes many calculations that students and teachers may use in class work. Radioactivity: Introduction and History also serves as a refresher for experienced practitioners who use radioactive sources in his or her field of work. Also included are historical accounts of the lives and major achievements of many famous pioneers and Nobel Laureates who have contributed to our knowledge of the science of radioactivity.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael F. L'Annunziata (Former Head, IAEA Fellowships and Training, Vienna, Austria; Current office: Oceanside, CA, USA)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 1.230kg
ISBN: 9780444527158
ISBN 10: 044452715
Pages: 632
Publication Date: 18 July 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780444634894
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
CHOICE Magazine, July 2008: This work provides an overview of the many interesting aspects of the science of radioactive decays, including in-depth chapters that offer reminiscences on the history and important personalities of the field ... The book can be useful as supplemental reading or as a reference when developing course material for nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, or health physics lectures. Special attention has been given to a chapter on the role radioactivity plays in everyday life applications...Generally the book is well produced and will be a valuable resource for the history of radioactivity. Many lectures can be lightened up by including material from this work. Summing up: RECOMMENDED. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; technical program students. --U. Greife, Colorado School of Mines, USA I found the biographical accounts of the various stalwarts of Physics inspirational. Most of them, if not all, had to overcome economic hardships or personal tragedies or had to do their ground breaking work in the face of tyranny and war. The biographies also highlighted the high standards of moral convictions that the scientists had as they realized the grave implications of some of their work and the potential threat to humanity. This ought to inspire and motivate young men and women aspiring to be Physicists. Even people who have been in the field for a while should find your book re-energizing. It certainly had that effect on me. --Dr. Ramkumar Venkataraman, Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT, USA.
CHOICE Magazine, July 2008: This work provides an overview of the many interesting aspects of the science of radioactive decays, including in-depth chapters that offer reminiscences on the history and important personalities of the field ... The book can be useful as supplemental reading or as a reference when developing course material for nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, or health physics lectures. Special attention has been given to a chapter on the role radioactivity plays in everyday life applications...Generally the book is well produced and will be a valuable resource for the history of radioactivity. Many lectures can be lightened up by including material from this work. Summing up: RECOMMENDED. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; technical program students. --U. Greife, Colorado School of Mines, USA I found the biographical accounts of the various stalwarts of Physics inspirational. Most of them, if not all, had to overcome economic hardships or personal tragedies or had to do their ground breaking work in the face of tyranny and war. The biographies also highlighted the high standards of moral convictions that the scientists had as they realized the grave implications of some of their work and the potential threat to humanity. This ought to inspire and motivate young men and women aspiring to be Physicists. Even people who have been in the field for a while should find your book re-energizing. It certainly had that effect on me. --Dr. Ramkumar Venkataraman, Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT, USA.
""This work provides an overview of the many interesting aspects of the science of radioactive decays, including in-depth chapters that offer reminiscences on the history and important personalities of the field ... The book can be useful as supplemental reading or as a reference when developing course material for nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, or health physics lectures. Special attention has been given to a chapter on the role radioactivity plays in everyday life applications...Generally the book is well produced and will be a valuable resource for the history of radioactivity. Many lectures can be lightened up by including material from this work. Summing up: RECOMMENDED. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; technical program students."" --U. Greife, Colorado School of Mines, USA, CHOICE Magazine, July 2008 ""I found the biographical accounts of the various stalwarts of Physics inspirational. Most of them, if not all, had to overcome economic hardships or personal tragedies or had to do their ground breaking work in the face of tyranny and war. The biographies also highlighted the high standards of moral convictions that the scientists had as they realized the grave implications of some of their work and the potential threat to humanity. This ought to inspire and motivate young men and women aspiring to be Physicists. Even people who have been in the field for a while should find your book re-energizing. It certainly had that effect on me."" --Dr. Ramkumar Venkataraman, Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT, USA.
Author Information
Michael F. L'Annunziata appears in the annual editions of Who's Who in the World from 1987 to 2012, Who's Who in America from 2000 to 2012, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering in 2000 to 2001. He received a doctorate degree from the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1970; and an Honorary Teaching Degree from the Central University of Ecuador in 1978. L'Annunziata was a member of the Board of Governors at Uppsala University, International Science Programs between 1988 and 1991. He was Head of Fellowships and Training at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria from 1987 to 1991 and has served as IAEA Expert to over 50 countries of the world. Michael F. L'Annunziata was also Honorary Professor at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China in 1992. He has authored several books among which his most recent book ""Radioactivity: Introduction and History"" (ISBN: 978-0-444-52715-8) published by Elsevier in 2007 was on the Library Journal's Academic Best Sellers List in Physics.
