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Polymers, Phosphors, and Voltaics for Radioisotope Microbatteries |
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From Book News, Inc.
Some 30 leading scientists in Russia and the US present a historical discussion and original research on the conversion of nuclear materials into electrical power in long-lasting batteries. A key feature of the book is discussion of the materials of construction for miniaturized radioisotope power supplies, as well as research in radiochemistry, tritium storage, semiconductor fabrication and characterization, nuclear battery fabrication and testing, and integra... >> |
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The Unfinished Twentieth Century |
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Book Description
In this work, Jonathan Schell, the author of The Fate of the Earth, proposes that the defining characteristic of the twentieth century was the uncontrolled acceleration of humankind's capacity for self-destruction, manifested in 'policies of extermination', which culminated in the construction of the species-threatening nuclear arsenals of the Cold War." Schell examines the legacy this leaves for the new millennium: the more than 30,000 nuclear weapons that r... >> |
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Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor (Wiley Science Editions) |
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From Library Journal
Mallove, a professional science writer, tells the history of recent cold fusion research from the dramatic Pons-Fleischmann announcement in March 1989 until approximately the fall of 1990. All the major twists and turns of the story are related with a modest amount of technical detail; it should be quite intelligible to laypeople. Mallove covers much the same ground at about the same level as Frank Close does in Too Hot To Handle ( LJ 5/15/91). However, there is... >> |
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