{"product_id":"nuclear-technology-joseph-a-angelo-9781573563369","title":"Nuclear Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough advanced technologies are the cornerstone of modern life, few people understand how such technologies as robotics or nuclear science actually work. Fewer still realize how--and how dramatically--technology influences our society and culture. \u003ci\u003eNuclear Technology\u003c\/i\u003e, the newest volume in the \u003ci\u003eSourcebooks in Modern Technology\u003c\/i\u003e Series, is a reference guide that provides non-specialists with the most up-to-date information on seminal developments in nuclear technology, as well as covering the social, political, and technical impacts of those developments on everyday life, both now and in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded are a detailed history of nuclear technology's evolution, a discussion of civilian and military applications of nuclear technology, a chronology of major developments and discoveries, profiles of prominent scientists, politicians, popularizers, and institutions, explanations of key principles, a discussion of nuclear technology's major impacts and implications, an examination of major issues surrounding nuclear technology's use, and predictions of future advances. \u003ci\u003eNuclear Technology\u003c\/i\u003e also offers a glossary of terms, a list of key associations, a list of print and electronic information resources, over 90 illustrations, and an index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph A. Angelo Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1573563366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573563369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.44w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1850\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 595","brand":"Joseph A. Angelo Jr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068633968895,"sku":"9781573563369","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0861af19-6b67-43a6-852c-2504f3581810.jpg?v=1685420135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nuclear-technology-joseph-a-angelo-9781573563369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}