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A devotion to their science [[electronic resource] ] : pioneer women of radioactivity / / Marelene F. Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham, senior authors and editors
| A devotion to their science [[electronic resource] ] : pioneer women of radioactivity / / Marelene F. Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham, senior authors and editors |
| Autore | Rayner-Canham Marelene F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 307 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 539.7/52/0922 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Rayner-CanhamGeoffrey |
| Soggetto topico |
Women physicists
Women chemists Nuclear physics - History Radioactivity - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-85448-8
9786612854484 0-7735-6658-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454534703321 |
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| Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A devotion to their science [[electronic resource] ] : pioneer women of radioactivity / / Marelene F. Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham, senior authors and editors
| A devotion to their science [[electronic resource] ] : pioneer women of radioactivity / / Marelene F. Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham, senior authors and editors |
| Autore | Rayner-Canham Marelene F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 307 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 539.7/52/0922 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Rayner-CanhamGeoffrey |
| Soggetto topico |
Women physicists
Women chemists Nuclear physics - History Radioactivity - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-85448-8
9786612854484 0-7735-6658-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- The Overview -- Early Years of Radioactivity -- Pioneer Women of Radioactivity -- The French Group -- Marie Curie: Time Only for Science and Family -- Ellen Gleditsch: Professor and Humanist -- May Sybil Leslie: From Radioactivity to Industrial Chemistry -- Catherine Chamie: Devoted Researcher of the Institut de Radium -- Stefania Maracineanu: Ignored Romanian Scientist -- Alicja Dorabialska: Polish Chemist -- Irène Joliot-Curie: Following in Her Mother's Footsteps -- ... And Some Other Women of the French Group -- The British Group -- Harriet Brooks: From Research Pioneer to Wife and Mother -- Fanny Cook Gates: A Promise Unfulfilled -- Jadwiga Szmidt: A Passion for Science -- Ada Hitchins: Research Assistant to Frederick Soddy -- ... And Some Other Women of the British Group -- The Austro-German Group -- Lise Meitner: The Foiled Nobelist -- Stefanie Horovitz: A Crucial Role in the Discovery of Isotopes -- Marietta Blau: Discoverer of the Cosmic Ray "Stars" -- Elizaveta Karamihailova: Bulgarian Pioneer of Radioactivity -- Elizabeth Rona: The Polonium Woman -- Ida Noddack: Proposer of Nuclear Fission -- ... And Some Other Women of the Austro-German Group -- Epilogue: The End of an Era and a New Generation -- Appendix: Dates of Selected Events in the History of Atomic Science (1895–1940) -- Contributors -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782618703321 |
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Rayner-Canham Marelene F
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| Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : introduction and history / / by Michael F. L'Annunziata ; with foreword by Werner Burkart
| Radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : introduction and history / / by Michael F. L'Annunziata ; with foreword by Werner Burkart |
| Autore | L'Annunziata Michael F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Elsevier, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (633 p.) |
| Disciplina | 539.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactivity
Radioactivity - History Nuclear physicists |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-11984-9
9786611119843 0-08-054888-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Radioactivity; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Introduction: Radioactivity and Our Well-Being; 1 Human Health; 2 Biological Research; 3 Food and Agriculture; 4 Water Resources; 5 Marine Resources; 6 Industrial Applications; 7 Nuclear Power; 8 Summary; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part I: for Chapter 1; Chapter 1: Alpha Radiation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Decay Energy; 1.3 Alpha-Particle Interactions with Matter; 1.4 Alpha-Particle Ranges; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part II: for Chapter 2; Chapter 2: Beta Radiation; 2.1 Introduction
2.2 Negatrons2.3 Positrons; 2.4 Beta-Particle Absorption and Transmission; 2.5 Stopping Power and Linear Energy Transfer; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part III: for Chapter 3; Chapter 3: Gamma- and X-Radiation-Photons; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Dual Nature: Wave and Particle; 3.3 Gamma Radiation; 3.4 Annihilation Radiation; 3.5 Cherenkov Radiation; 3.6 X-Radiation; 3.7 Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part IV: for Chapter 4; Chapter 4: Neutron Radiation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Neutron Classification; 4.3 Sources of Neutrons 4.4 Interactions of Neutrons with Matter4.5 Neutron Attenuation and Cross-Sections; 4.6 Neutron Decay; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part V: for Chapter 5; Chapter 5: Atomic Electron Radiation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Internal-Conversion Electrons; 5.3 Auger Electrons; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VI: for Chapter 6; Chapter 6: Cosmic Radiation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Classification and Properties; 6.3 Showers of the Cosmic Radiation; 6.4 Cosmic Rays Underground; 6.5 Origins of Cosmic Radiation; 6.6 Cosmic Background Radiation; 6.7 Dose from Cosmic Radiation and Other Sources Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VII: for Chapter 7Chapter 7: Cherenkov Radiation; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Theory and Properties; 7.3 Cherenkov Photons from Gamma-Ray Interactions; 7.4 Particle Identification (PID); 7.5 Applications in Radionuclide Analysis; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VIII: for Chapter 8; Chapter 8: Radionuclide Decay, Mass, and Radioactivity Units; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Half-Life; 8.3 General Decay Equations; 8.4 Secular Equilibrium; 8.5 Transient Equilibrium; 8.6 No Equilibrium; 8.7 More Complex Decay Schemes; 8.8 Radioactivity Units and Radionuclide Mass Appendix A: Particle Range-Energy CorrelationsAppendix B: Periodic Table of the Elements; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457215703321 |
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L'Annunziata Michael F
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| Oxford, : Elsevier, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : introduction and history / / by Michael F. L'Annunziata ; with foreword by Werner Burkart
| Radioactivity [[electronic resource] ] : introduction and history / / by Michael F. L'Annunziata ; with foreword by Werner Burkart |
| Autore | L'Annunziata Michael F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Elsevier, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (633 p.) |
| Disciplina | 539.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactivity
Radioactivity - History Nuclear physicists |
| ISBN |
1-281-11984-9
9786611119843 0-08-054888-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Radioactivity; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Introduction: Radioactivity and Our Well-Being; 1 Human Health; 2 Biological Research; 3 Food and Agriculture; 4 Water Resources; 5 Marine Resources; 6 Industrial Applications; 7 Nuclear Power; 8 Summary; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part I: for Chapter 1; Chapter 1: Alpha Radiation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Decay Energy; 1.3 Alpha-Particle Interactions with Matter; 1.4 Alpha-Particle Ranges; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part II: for Chapter 2; Chapter 2: Beta Radiation; 2.1 Introduction
2.2 Negatrons2.3 Positrons; 2.4 Beta-Particle Absorption and Transmission; 2.5 Stopping Power and Linear Energy Transfer; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part III: for Chapter 3; Chapter 3: Gamma- and X-Radiation-Photons; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Dual Nature: Wave and Particle; 3.3 Gamma Radiation; 3.4 Annihilation Radiation; 3.5 Cherenkov Radiation; 3.6 X-Radiation; 3.7 Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part IV: for Chapter 4; Chapter 4: Neutron Radiation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Neutron Classification; 4.3 Sources of Neutrons 4.4 Interactions of Neutrons with Matter4.5 Neutron Attenuation and Cross-Sections; 4.6 Neutron Decay; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part V: for Chapter 5; Chapter 5: Atomic Electron Radiation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Internal-Conversion Electrons; 5.3 Auger Electrons; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VI: for Chapter 6; Chapter 6: Cosmic Radiation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Classification and Properties; 6.3 Showers of the Cosmic Radiation; 6.4 Cosmic Rays Underground; 6.5 Origins of Cosmic Radiation; 6.6 Cosmic Background Radiation; 6.7 Dose from Cosmic Radiation and Other Sources Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VII: for Chapter 7Chapter 7: Cherenkov Radiation; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Theory and Properties; 7.3 Cherenkov Photons from Gamma-Ray Interactions; 7.4 Particle Identification (PID); 7.5 Applications in Radionuclide Analysis; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VIII: for Chapter 8; Chapter 8: Radionuclide Decay, Mass, and Radioactivity Units; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Half-Life; 8.3 General Decay Equations; 8.4 Secular Equilibrium; 8.5 Transient Equilibrium; 8.6 No Equilibrium; 8.7 More Complex Decay Schemes; 8.8 Radioactivity Units and Radionuclide Mass Appendix A: Particle Range-Energy CorrelationsAppendix B: Periodic Table of the Elements; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784600003321 |
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L'Annunziata Michael F
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| Oxford, : Elsevier, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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