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020 _a9781848376830
050 _aREF 539
_bC57 2010
100 _aClaybourne, Anna.
245 _aWho split the atom? /
_cAnna Claybourne.
260 _aMankato, Minn. :
_bAnna Claybourne Arcturus Pub., ; Mankato, Minn,
_c2010.
300 _a46 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ;
440 _aBreakthroughs in science and technology
500 _aWhat is an atom? -- Ancient ideas -- Understanding matter -- Atoms and elements -- Dalton�s atomic theory -- Mendeleev�s table -- Radioactivity -- The plum-pudding atom -- The gold foil experiment -- Electron shells -- Inside the nucleus -- Could the atom be split? -- The particle accelerator -- Splitting the atom -- Incredible energy -- The atom bomb -- Nuclear power -- Atom science today -- Atomic mysteries.
520 _a"Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"-- Provided by publisher.
650 _aAtoms
_xJuvenile literature.
650 _aMatter
_xConstitution
_xJuvenile literature.
650 _aDiscoveries in science
_xJuvenile literature.
999 _c114906
_d114906