Radioactivity: A Very Short Introduction

Author/Contributor(s):	Tuniz, Claudio
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	09/07/2012
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature, and used to provide important applications in science, medicine, and energy production. But it remains misunderstood and feared. In this Very Short Introduction, Claudio Tuniz explains the nature and mechanisms of radioactivity.