Isotopes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Rob Ellam

ISBN 10: 0198723628 / ISBN 13: 9780198723622

Published by Oxford University Press, 2016

About this Item

2016. 1st Edition. Paperback. Isotopes are used in many areas of science and technology, including medicine, archaeology, and nuclear physics. They are central to our understanding of the Earth's past and current processes. Here, Rob Ellam explains the importance and applications of stable and radioactive isotopes. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, A number of black and white halftones and diagrams. BIC Classification: PNRL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111. . . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Isotopes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198723628
• ISBN 13: 9780198723622
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Isotopes are used in many areas of science and technology, including medicine, archaeology, and nuclear physics. They are central to our understanding of the Earth's past and current processes. Here, Rob Ellam explains the importance and applications of stable and radioactive isotopes.

About the Author

Rob Ellam is Professor of Geochemistry at the University of Glasgow and Director of the interdisciplinary Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and was Distinguished Lecturer for the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 2012-13. He has worked on isotopes across a range of fields, publishing papers on earth science, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, and archaeology.