Uranium : War, Energy, and the rock that shaped the world
Zoellner, Tom
Uranium : War, Energy, and the rock that shaped the world / Tom Zoellner - Penguin Random House; 2009 - 354p; 21x14cm
Uranium occurs naturally in the earth’s crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is a fascinating window into the valor, greed, genius, and folly of humanity. A problem for miners in the Middle Ages, an inspiration to novelists and a boon to medicine, a devastating weapon at the end of World War II, and eventually a polluter, killer, excuse for war with Iraq, potential deliverer of Armageddon and a possible last defense against global warming-Uranium is the riveting story of the most powerful element on earth, and one which will shape our future, for better or worse.
English
9780143116721
2008029023
QD1-999 Science- Chemistry
QD181.U7Z64 2009
546'.431-- / dc22
Uranium : War, Energy, and the rock that shaped the world / Tom Zoellner - Penguin Random House; 2009 - 354p; 21x14cm
Uranium occurs naturally in the earth’s crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is a fascinating window into the valor, greed, genius, and folly of humanity. A problem for miners in the Middle Ages, an inspiration to novelists and a boon to medicine, a devastating weapon at the end of World War II, and eventually a polluter, killer, excuse for war with Iraq, potential deliverer of Armageddon and a possible last defense against global warming-Uranium is the riveting story of the most powerful element on earth, and one which will shape our future, for better or worse.
English
9780143116721
2008029023
QD1-999 Science- Chemistry
QD181.U7Z64 2009
546'.431-- / dc22