Project Gutenberg 2015-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 831 Asimov, Isaac 1920 1992 Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 1 (of 3) Atomic Weights; Energy; Electricity Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Isaac Asimov is a scientific publication written during the early 1970s. This book serves as an accessible introduction to the nature and significance of nuclear energy, exploring the fundamental concepts of atoms, electricity, and energy. It aims to educate the general public about the developments in nuclear science and its implications for humanity. The content of this volume delves into several key themes, beginning with the historical foundations of atomic theory and the properties of various elements. Asimov explains critical concepts such as atomic weights, the structure of the atom, and the significance of radioactivity. He explores the discovery of electrons and their role in electricity, leading to an understanding of chemical energy and the conservation of energy laws. Notably, the book highlights the energy produced from nuclear reactions, such as fission, asserting the profound implications for future energy developments and the transformative potential of harnessing nuclear energy for both beneficial and harmful purposes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Nuclear energy -- Popular works QC Text Browsing: Science - Physics Browsing: Science - General 130781 130813 2024-09-20T16:15:20.062236 2023-09-21T12:33:59.012471 text/html text/html 122651 2015-08-30T15:13:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 2759003 2015-08-30T15:13:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3103357 2024-09-20T16:15:26.083194 application/epub+zip 3105135 2024-09-20T16:15:22.641222 application/epub+zip 91069 2024-09-20T16:15:21.201239 application/epub+zip 3153135 2024-09-20T16:15:28.376168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3134095 2024-09-20T16:15:24.902197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125910 2022-09-22T14:22:13.790845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98865 98763 2024-09-20T16:15:19.261245 2023-09-21T12:33:57.654461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99146 2015-08-30T15:13:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 34018 2015-08-30T15:13:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18041 2024-09-20T16:15:28.506169 application/rdf+xml 19991 2024-09-20T16:15:21.300221 image/jpeg 2801 2024-09-20T16:15:21.250210 image/jpeg 2793730 2024-09-20T16:15:20.174231 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia