E-book

Who Split The Atom? [electronic resource].

Claybourne, Anna. (Author). Learning, Britannica Digital. (Added Author).

Summary:

Who Split the Atom? explores the ways in which scientists uncovered the secrets of atoms?the tiny particles of matter that make up our world.

Record details

ISBN: 9781615356423 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1615356428 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (47 p.)
Publisher: Chicago : Britannica Digital Learning, 2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Contents; What is an atom?; Ancient ideas; Understanding matter; Atoms and elements; Dalton's atomic theory; Mendeleev's table; Radioactivity; The plum-pudding atom; The gold foil experiment; Electron shells; Inside the nucleus; Could the atom be split?; The particle accelerator; Splitting the atom; Incredible energy; The atomic bomb; Nuclear power; Atom science today; Atomic mysteries; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; M; N; P; Q; R; S; X; Further information; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X.

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record.