TY  - BOOK
AU  - Claybourne, Anna.
TI  - Who split the atom?
SN  - 9781848376830
AV  - REF 539 C57 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Mankato, Minn.
PB  - Anna Claybourne Arcturus Pub., ; Mankato, Minn
KW  - Atoms
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Matter
KW  - Constitution
KW  - Discoveries in science
N1  - What 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
N2  - "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
ER  -