x, 194 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
ISBNs
9780309102964, 0309102960
OCLC
ocm76481517
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index.
Preamble -- The history of uranium -- The periodic table -- Frau Röntgen's hand -- Close calls -- Fissions -- Transuranics -- Plutonium goes to war -- Los Alamos -- Electrons -- Now what?