Uranium : War, Energy, and the rock that shaped the world / Tom Zoellner

By:

Zoellner, Tom

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Penguin Random House; 2009Description: 354p; 21x14cmISBN:

9780143116721

Subject(s):

QD1-999 Science- Chemistry

DDC classification:

546'.431-- dc22

LOC classification:

QD181.U7Z64 2009

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	QD1-999 10 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3233

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.

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