The Interpretation of Radium: Being the Substance of Six Free Popular Experimental Lectures Delivered at the University of Glasgow, 1908 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: The Interpretation of Radium: Being the Substance of Six Free Popular Experimental Lectures Delivered at the University of Glasgow, 1908 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Frederick Soddy
ISBN: 9780266424918

Frederick Soddy

9780266424918: The Interpretation of Radium: Being the Substance of Six Free Popular Experimental Lectures Delivered at the University of Glasgow, 1908 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0266424910 ISBN 13: 9780266424918

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Exploring the invisible energy that shines through matter, this book makes radioactivity clear and compelling.

Frederick Soddy presents radium and the constant glow of radioactive change in straightforward, non-technical language, so curious readers can grasp the ideas shaping science and our view of nature.

This edition gathers the main substance of six popular lectures delivered at the University of Glasgow, then reorganized for continuous reading. It also includes concise updates on discoveries since those talks, including work on alpha particles and the measurement of helium produced by radio elements. The aim is to illuminate complex ideas with accuracy while remaining accessible to general readers.

Clear explanations of radioactivity, radium, and the energy released by disintegration
How scientists test for trace elements and track atomic changes
Connections between uranium, thorium, radium, and the generation of helium

Ideal for readers curious about the science behind radioactive phenomena, its history, and what these discoveries mean for our understanding of matter and the universe.

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