Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy
In a way, nuclear energy has been serving man as long as he has existed. It has served all of life; it has flooded the earth for billions of years. The sun, you see, is a vast nuclear engine, and the warmth and light that the sun radiates is the product of nuclear energy. In order for man to learn to produce and control nuclear energy himself, however, three lines of investigation—atoms, electricity, and energy—had to develop and meet.
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Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy
In a way, nuclear energy has been serving man as long as he has existed. It has served all of life; it has flooded the earth for billions of years. The sun, you see, is a vast nuclear engine, and the warmth and light that the sun radiates is the product of nuclear energy. In order for man to learn to produce and control nuclear energy himself, however, three lines of investigation—atoms, electricity, and energy—had to develop and meet.
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Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy

Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy

by Isaac Asimov
Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy

Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy

by Isaac Asimov

Overview

In a way, nuclear energy has been serving man as long as he has existed. It has served all of life; it has flooded the earth for billions of years. The sun, you see, is a vast nuclear engine, and the warmth and light that the sun radiates is the product of nuclear energy. In order for man to learn to produce and control nuclear energy himself, however, three lines of investigation—atoms, electricity, and energy—had to develop and meet.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781023168168
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Publication date: 03/28/2025
Pages: 74
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

About The Author

Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of 21, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned over 400 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas. Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades, until he died, at the age of 72, in April 1992.

Date of Birth:

January 20, 1920

Date of Death:

April 6, 1992

Place of Birth:

Petrovichi, Russia

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

Columbia University, B.S. in chemistry, 1939; M.A. in chemistry, 1941; Ph.D. in biochemistry, 1948
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