2017, ISBN: 9781425533885

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Cambridge University Press, 2002-05-01. Hardcover. Used:Good., Cambridge University Press, 2002-05-01, 0, Ieee, 1996-12-01. Paperback. Like New. 1.5000 in x 11.2500 in x 8.7500 in., Ie… More...

Cambridge University Press, 2002-05-01. Hardcover. Used:Good., Cambridge University Press, 2002-05-01, 0, Ieee, 1996-12-01. Paperback. Like New. 1.5000 in x 11.2500 in x 8.7500 in., Ieee, 1996-12-01, 5, McGraw-Hill, 1967. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Tuesday, Jan. 3 (holiday sale item)* 377 pp., hardcover, minor library markings, else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country., McGraw-Hill, 1967, 0, Reston Pub Co, 1983-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap., Reston Pub Co, 1983-09-01, 6, Morikita Publishing. New. / / 21.2 x 14.4 x 1.8 cm / 0.38 kg, Morikita Publishing, 6, Union Thermoelectric Corp, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Mid-century US Army Signal Corps report on 35 experiments conducted on quartz oscillator plates. See attached image for details. Illustrated with charts. Rare. No other copies in commerce or WorldCat database. 134 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly., Union Thermoelectric Corp, 1958, 3, Los Alamos, NM: Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2013. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Wraps. Very good. Kelly L. Parker. ii, 20 pages, and both sides of rear cover. Illustrations (most in color). Plutonium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation states. It reacts with carbon, halogens, nitrogen, silicon and hydrogen. When exposed to moist air, it forms oxides and hydrides that can expand the sample up to 70% in volume, which in turn flake off as a powder that is pyrophoric. It is radioactive and can accumulate in bones, which makes the handling of plutonium dangerous. Plutonium was first produced and isolated on December 14, 1940 by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin M. McMillan, and Arthur C. Wahl by deuteron bombardment of uranium-238 in the 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. They first synthesized neptunium-238 (half-life 2.1 days) which subsequently beta-decayed to form a new heavier element with atomic number 94 and atomic weight 238 (half-life 87.7 years). Uranium had been named after the planet Uranus and neptunium after the planet Neptune, and so element 94 was named after Pluto, which at the time was considered to be a planet as well. Wartime secrecy prevented them from announcing the discovery until 1948. Plutonium is the heaviest element to occur in nature as trace quantities arising similarly from the neutron capture of natural uranium-238. Plutonium is much more common on Earth since 1945 as a product of neutron capture and beta decay, where some of the neutrons released by the fission process convert uranium-238 nuclei into plutonium-239. Both plutonium-239 and plutonium-241 are fissile, meaning that they can sustain a nuclear chain reaction, leading to applications in nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors. Plutonium-240 exhibits a high rate of spontaneous fission, raising the neutron flux of any sample containing it. The presence of plutonium-240 limits a plutonium sample's usability for weapons or its quality as reactor fuel, and the percentage of plutonium-240 determines its grade (weapons-grade, fuel-grade, or reactor-grade). Plutonium-238 has a half-life of 88 years and emits alpha particles. It is a heat source in radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which are used to power some spacecraft. Plutonium isotopes are expensive and inconvenient to separate, so particular isotopes are usually manufactured in specialized reactors. Producing plutonium in useful quantities for the first time was a major part of the Manhattan Project during World War II that developed the first atomic bombs. The Fat Man bombs used in the Trinity nuclear test in July 1945, and in the bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945, had plutonium cores. Human radiation experiments studying plutonium were conducted without informed consent, and several criticality accidents, some lethal, occurred after the war. Disposal of plutonium waste from nuclear power plants and dismantled nuclear weapons built during the Cold War is a nuclear-proliferation and environmental concern. Other sources of plutonium in the environment are fallout from numerous above-ground nuclear tests, now banned., Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2013, 3, Los Alamos, NM: Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2010. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Wraps. Very good. Kelly L. Parker. 20 pages plus covers. Illustrations (most in color). Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos or LANL for short) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory initially organized during World War II for the design of nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project. Los Alamos was selected as the top secret location for bomb design in late 1942, and officially commissioned the next year. At the time it was known as Project Y, one of a series of laboratories located across the United States given letter names to maintain their secrecy. Los Alamos was the centre for design and overall coordination, while the other labs, today known as Oak Ridge, concentrated on the production of uranium and plutonium. Los Alamos was the heart of the project, collecting together some of the world's most famous scientists, among them numerous Nobel Prize winners. The lab's existence was announced to the world in the post-WWII era, when it became known universally as Los Alamos. Since that date the two labs have competed on a wide variety of bomb designs. With the ending of the Cold War, both labs turned their focus increasingly to civilian missions. Today, Los Alamos is one of the largest science and technology institutions in the world. It conducts multidisciplinary research in fields such as national security, space exploration, nuclear fusion, renewable energy,[4] medicine, nanotechnology, and supercomputing. After several reorganizations, the LANL is currently managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security (LANS), located in the town of Los Alamos. Plutonium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation states. It reacts with carbon, halogens, nitrogen, silicon and hydrogen. When exposed to moist air, it forms oxides and hydrides that can expand the sample up to 70% in volume, which in turn flake off as a powder that is pyrophoric. It is radioactive and can accumulate in bones, which makes the handling of plutonium dangerous. Plutonium was first produced and isolated on December 14, 1940 by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin M. McMillan, and Arthur C. Wahl by deuteron bombardment of uranium-238 in the 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. They first synthesized neptunium-238 (half-life 2.1 days) which subsequently beta-decayed to form a new heavier element with atomic number 94 and atomic weight 238 (half-life 87.7 years). Uranium had been named after the planet Uranus and neptunium after the planet Neptune, and so element 94 was named after Pluto, which at the time was considered to be a planet as well. Wartime secrecy prevented them from announcing the discovery until 1948. Plutonium is the heaviest element to occur in nature as trace quantities arising similarly from the neutron capture of natural uranium-238. Plutonium is much more common on Earth since 1945 as a product of neutron capture and beta decay, where some of the neutrons released by the fission process convert uranium-238 nuclei into plutonium-239. Both plutonium-239 and plutonium-241 are fissile, meaning that they can sustain a nuclear chain reaction, leading to applications in nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors. Plutonium-240 exhibits a high rate of spontaneous fission, raising the neutron flux of any sample containing it. The presence of plutonium-240 limits a plutonium sample's usability for weapons or its quality as reactor fuel, and the percentage of plutonium-240 determines its grade (weapons-grade, fuel-grade, or reactor-grade). Plutonium-238 has a half-life of 88 years and emits alpha particles. It is a heat source in radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which are used to power some spacecraft. Plutonium isotopes are expensive and inconvenient to separate, so particular isotopes are usually manufactured in specialized reactors. Producing plutonium in useful quantities for the first time was a major part of the Manhattan Project during World War II that developed the first atomic bombs. The Fat Man bombs used in the Trinity nuclear test in July 1945, and in the bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945, had plutonium cores. Human radiation experiments studying plutonium were conducted without informed consent, and several criticality accidents, some lethal, occurred after the war. Disposal of plutonium waste from nuclear power plants and dismantled nuclear weapons built during the Cold War is a nuclear-proliferation and environmental concern. Other sources of plutonium in the environment are fallout from numerous above-ground nuclear tests, now banned., Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2010, 3, Springer, 6/2/2017. New. Springer, 6/2/2017 New Springer, 6/2/2017 New Springer, 6/2/2017 New Springer, 6/2/2017 New Springer, 6/2/2017 New All orders ship SAME or NEXT business day Expedited shipments will be received in 5-12 business days within the United States 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! ***VINABOOK does NOT ship outside of the US, Springer, 6/2/2017, 6, Cha Inahauseu. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Cha Inahauseu, 2.5, Philadelphia: The Leeds & Northrup Company, 1954. First Edition [stated] . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. Drawings. 90 pp. Near new. With errata slip on inside of front cover, and the loose N & L bookmark/ad laid in., The Leeds & Northrup Company, 1954, 4, Springer International Publishing AG. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects., Springer International Publishing AG, 3, Materials Research Society, 1997-08-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.0000 9.5000 6.5000. Ex-library copy with usual markings., Materials Research Society, 1997-08-01, 2.5, Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005-12-20. Paperback. Used:Good., Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005-12-20, 0<

2005, ISBN: 9781425533885

Hardcover

Washington: Carnegie Institute, 1911. hardcover. very good. With 67 plates of spectrograms. 8vo, original cloth. Washington D.C.: Carnegie Institute, 1911. Very good.<br/><br/&… More...

Washington: Carnegie Institute, 1911. hardcover. very good. With 67 plates of spectrograms. 8vo, original cloth. Washington D.C.: Carnegie Institute, 1911. Very good.<br/><br/> First Edition. The problems here under investigation include the effect of ions as compared with molecules on the absorption spectra of solutions, the effect of high temperature on the absorption spectra of aqueous solutions, and the measurement of the intensity of the various absorption bands by means of radiomicrmeter and thermoelectric junctions.<br/><br/>, Carnegie Institute, 1911, 3, paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items., 2.5, Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005-12-20. Paperback. Good., Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005-12-20, 2.5<