Life Atomic: A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine - Paperback
$33.99
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Availability:In StockContributor:Angela N. H. CreagerSeries:SynthesisPublish date:2015-10-07Pages:512
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226323961ISBN-10:022632396XUPC:9780226323961Book Category:Science, Medical, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:HistorySize:9.00 x 5.90 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCPT6J5MWS
Life Atomic: A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine
After World War II, the US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) began mass-producing radioisotopes, sending out nearly 64,000 shipments of radioactive materials to scientists and physicians by 1955. Even as the atomic bomb became the focus of Cold War anxiety, radioisotopes represented the government's efforts to harness the power of the atom for peace-advancing medicine, domestic energy, and foreign...
Series: Synthesis
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226323961ISBN-10:022632396XUPC:9780226323961Book Category:Science, Medical, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:HistorySize:9.00 x 5.90 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SCPT6J5MWS
Angela N. H. Creager is the Thomas M. Siebel Professor in the History of Science at Princeton University. She is the author of The Life of a Virus and coeditor of Feminism in Twentieth-Century Science, Technology, and Medicine, both published by the University of Chicago Press. She lives in Princeton, NJ.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.