Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 2
Isaac Asimov
The second volume of Asimov's history of nuclear energy covers mass and energy, the discovery of the neutron and the structure of the nucleus. Engaging science history for any curious reader.
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