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Books on Nuclear Science: Selected Reviews |
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Clicking the title or the cover image leads you to the buying information page of the book at Amazon.com. Clicking the Physics Today bibliography leads you to the review of the book. The symbol * after the bibliography indicates that access to the review page is restricted to subscibers of the journal. |
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Amir Aczel,
"Uranium Wars: The Scientific Rivalry that Created the Nuclear Age," (Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2009) and James Mahaffey, "Atomic Awakening: A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power," (Pegasus, New York, 2009) Reviewed by William J. Nuttall, Nature Vol. 462, p. 164 (2009). Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2005) Reviewed by John S. Rigden, Physics Today Vol. 58 No. 11, p. 51 (2005).* Jeremy Bernstein "Oppenheimer: Portrait of an Enigma," (Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2004) Reviewed by S. Weinberg, Physics Today Vol. 58 No. 1, p. 51 (2005). T. C. Weekes "Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy," (IOP, Philadelphia, 2003) Reviewed by M. Baring, Physics Today Vol. 57 No. 9, p. 63 (2004).* S. Yoshida "Ultra-High Energy Particle Astrophysics," (Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003) Reviewed by S. Westerhoff, Physics Today Vol. 57 No. 9, p. 62 (2004).* G. Dissertori, I. Knowles and M. Schmelling "Quantum Chromodynamics: High Energy Experiments and Theory," (Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003) Reviewed by B. Grinstein, Physics Today Vol. 57 No. 8, p. 57 (2004).* K. Gottfried "Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals," Paperbound (Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004) Reviewed by W. Happer, Physics Today Vol. 57 No. 8, p. 55 (2004).* G. Margaritondo "Elements of Synchrotron Light for Biology, Chemistry, and Medical Research," (Oxford U. Press, New York, 2002) Reviewed by S. M. Gruner, Physics Today Vol. 57 No. 3, p. 83 (2004).* T. Levenson "Einstein in Berlin," (Bantam Books, New York, 2003) Reveiwed by R. Schulmann, Physics Today Vol. 57 No. 2, p. 65 (2004).* J. Orloff, M. Utlaut and L. Swanson "High Resolution Focused Ion Beams: FIB and Its Applications," (Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2003) Reveiwed by A. Wagner, Physics Today Vol. 57 No. 1, p. 54 (2004).* P. F. Dahl "From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939," (IOP, Philadelphia, 2002) Reveiwed by G. T. Emery, Physics Today Vol. 56 No. 8, p. 54 (2003).* G. Herken "Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller," (Henry Holt, New York, 2002). Reveiwed by S. Schweber, Physics Today Vol. 56 No. 5, p. 59 (2003). F. Jerome "The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against the World's Most Famous Scientist," (St Martin's Press, New York, 2002). Reveiwed by R. H. March, Physics Today Vol. 55 No. 9, p. 60 (2002). W. M. Stacey "Nuclear Reactor Physics," (Wiley, New York, 2001). Reveiwed by N. Corngold, Physics Today Vol. 55 No. 5, p. 60 (2002). M. Charlton and J. W. Humberston "Positron Physics," (Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001). Reveiwed by A. P. Mills Jr, Physics Today Vol. 55 No. 3, p. 66 (2002). J. Als-Nielsen and Des McMorrow "Elements of Modern X-ray Physics," (Wiley, New York, 2001). Reveiwed by I. Robinson, Physics Today Vol. 55 No. 3, p. 64 (2002). J. Samuel Walker "Permissible Dose: A History of Radiation Protection in the Twentieth Century," (U. of California Press, Los angeles, 2000). Reveiwed by J. A. Deye, Physics Today Vol. 55 No. 2, p. 54 (2002). James E. Martin "Physics for Radiation Protection," (Wiley, New York, 2000). Reveiwed by J. A. Deye, Physics Today Vol. 55 No. 2, p. 54 (2002). |
