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A Field Guide to Radiation

By Wayne Biddle

By Wayne Biddle

By Wayne Biddle

By Wayne Biddle

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Jul 31, 2012 | ISBN 9780143121275

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Jul 31, 2012 | ISBN 9781101581155

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    About A Field Guide to Radiation

    A comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding how radiation affects our everyday lives

    Nuclear energy, X-rays, radon, cell phones . . . radiation is part of the way we live on a daily basis, and yet the sources and repercussions of our exposure to it remain mysterious. Now Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wayne Biddle offers a first-of-its-kind guide to understanding this fundamental aspect of the universe. From fallout to radiation poisoning, alpha particles to cosmic rays, Biddle illuminates the history, meaning, and health implications of one hundred scientific terms in succinct, witty essays. A Field Guide to Radiation is an essential, engaging handbook that offers wisdom and common sense for today’s increasingly nuclear world.

    About A Field Guide to Radiation

    A comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding how radiation affects our everyday lives

    Nuclear energy, X-rays, radon, cell phones . . . radiation is part of the way we live on a daily basis, and yet the sources and repercussions of our exposure to it remain mysterious. Now Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wayne Biddle offers a first-of-its-kind guide to understanding this fundamental aspect of the universe. From fallout to radiation poisoning, alpha particles to cosmic rays, Biddle illuminates the history, meaning, and health implications of one hundred scientific terms in succinct, witty essays. A Field Guide to Radiation is an essential, engaging handbook that offers wisdom and common sense for today’s increasingly nuclear world.

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    About Wayne Biddle

    Wayne Biddle won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the “Star Wars” antimissile project. He is the author of six books, including A Field Guide to Germs, winner of the American Medical Writers Association’s Walter C. Alvarez Honor Award, and Dark Side… More about Wayne Biddle

    About Wayne Biddle

    Wayne Biddle won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the “Star Wars” antimissile project. He is the author of six books, including A Field Guide to Germs, winner of the American Medical Writers Association’s Walter C. Alvarez Honor Award, and Dark Side… More about Wayne Biddle

    Product Details

    Category: Science & Technology

    Paperback | $24.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 31, 2012 | 288 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143121275

    Category: Science & Technology

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 31, 2012 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9781101581155

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    Praise

    “One big problem with man-made radiation: It isn’t going away any time soon. Even if all nuclear reactors were halted and decommissioned tomorrow, the radioactive material that fueled them would remain deadly for tens of thousands of years. So, it’s best to get used to it. In A Field Guide to Radiation, Wayne Biddle provides an overview of man-made radiation, decoding the terminology and helping readers to understand the difference between beryllium and beta particles (the former being relatively benign).”

    —The Washington Post


    “Witty, succinct and handily organized in an A–Z format.”

    —Nature


    “An indispensable volume for every library. . . . A very readable mini-encyclopedia.”

    —Booklist

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