Radiation: what it is and how it affects you
by SCHUBERT, Jack and LAPP, Ralph E
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1957. FIRST EDITION. With two half-titles and detachable "radiation diary" endpapers. Publisher's original blue cloth and dust jacket, slight wear and fading to dust jacket with small tears to rear cover; text is pristine. An excellent copy. First edition designed to tell the "sober truth about the perils of radiation" in daily life. In the wake of the end of WWII, and the detonation of the hydrogen bomb, concerns about radiation and it's affect on the average person were at an all-time high. Schubert and Lapp examine what radiation is, where it comes from, and the potential for harm to the general population ranging from devastating atomic accidents to incidental exposure in medical facilities. Not only do they discuss the short-term effects of radiation exposure and poisoning, but they also touch on the long-term, hereditary effects and the effects on children. They even include a detachable "radiation diary" for the reader to log his or her encounters with radiation.
Schubert (1917-2007) was a biologist, chemist, and author, as well as the world-authority on radiopoisons. Earning his PhD from the University of Chicago, where he was also a lecturer, he held a coveted position as a Senior Scientist with the Argonne Laboratory and later in life became a industrial consultant on chemical problems.
Lapp (1917-2004) was an atomic physicist and author most well known for his work as an associate physicist on the Manhattan Project. Earning his PhD from the University of Chicago, he held numerous posts, including Assistant Laboratory Director of the Argonne National Laboratory, War Department General Staff Advisor, Executive Director of the Research and Development Board, and Head of the Nuclear Physics Division in the Office of Naval Research in 1949.
Schubert (1917-2007) was a biologist, chemist, and author, as well as the world-authority on radiopoisons. Earning his PhD from the University of Chicago, where he was also a lecturer, he held a coveted position as a Senior Scientist with the Argonne Laboratory and later in life became a industrial consultant on chemical problems.
Lapp (1917-2004) was an atomic physicist and author most well known for his work as an associate physicist on the Manhattan Project. Earning his PhD from the University of Chicago, he held numerous posts, including Assistant Laboratory Director of the Argonne National Laboratory, War Department General Staff Advisor, Executive Director of the Research and Development Board, and Head of the Nuclear Physics Division in the Office of Naval Research in 1949.
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- Bookseller
- Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15603
- Title
- Radiation: what it is and how it affects you
- Author
- SCHUBERT, Jack and LAPP, Ralph E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- american imprints, radiation, biology, chemistry, physics, physiology, 20th century
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