The author of Fermat's Last Theorem tackles the cause of the last century's most destructive event - the discovery of nuclear power. Aczel presents the fascinating story of the rival scientists who uncovered uranium's potential and reveals the ongoing tale of an element that is never far from today's headlines. INDICE: Preface: The Blinding Light - Physics and Uranium - On the Trail of the Nucleus - The Draw of Radioactivity - The Meitner-Hahn Discovery - Enrico Fermi - The Rome Experiments - The Events of 1938 - That Christmas - The Heisenberg Menace - Chain Reaction - Copenhagen - Truth - Building the Bomb - Decision to Use the Bomb - The Spying Operation - The Cold War - Uranium's Future
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61374-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 22/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés