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• Author(s): Wallace H. Tucker • Publisher: MIT Press • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press • BISAC: Physics - AstrophysicsA brief, simple introduction to the theory of radiation and its application in astrophysics and a manual for researchers.The purpo...

• Author(s): George Bekefi | Alan H. Barrett • Publisher: MIT Press • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press • BISAC: Physics - ElectromagnetismThe book describes the features that vibrations and waves of all sorts have in common and includes examples of m...

• Author(s): Olga Kuchinskaya • Publisher: MIT Press • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press • BISAC: Safety & Security - General (See Also House & Home - SafetyLessons from the massive Chernobyl nuclear accident about how we deal with modern haza...

• Author(s): Richard P. Feynman • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Physics - Atomic & Molecular"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins...

• Author(s): Richard B. Adler | Lan Jen Chu | Robert M. Fano • Publisher: MIT Press • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press • BISAC: ElectricityThis book develops a consistent macroscopic theory of electromagnetism and discusses the relation between circu...

• Author(s): Gabrielle Hecht | Michel Callon • Publisher: MIT Press • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press • BISAC: Europe - FranceHow it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "radiance," which also means "radiation" in French) becam...

• Author(s): Wayne Biddle • Publisher: Penguin Books • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books • BISAC: RadiationA comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding how radiation affects our everyday livesNuclear energy, X-rays, radon, cell phones . ....