Radioactive Transformations (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Ernest Rutherford

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266326072 ISBN 13: 9780266326076

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the dynamic world of radioactivity and the transformations that shape matter.

This volume surveys the latest developments in a field moving from curiosity to a robust science.

This book gathers eleven lectures delivered under a university foundation, focusing on the most recent and intriguing developments in radioactive transformations. It also provides essential context on radioactivity in general, and it incorporates important discoveries made since the lectures were given. The work ties together theory, experiment, and practical implications, including how radium and its products transform and interact with other elements.

• Foundational ideas about the structure of matter and the origins of radioactivity
• Transformation processes in radium and its active products
• The production of helium and the connection between radioelements
• How the earth and atmosphere reflect radioactive activity and its history

Ideal for readers of scientific history and early atomic theory, as well as anyone curious about how modern views of matter emerged from careful experimentation.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266326072
• ISBN 13: 9780266326076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 297