Encyclopedia of Nuclear Energy, edited by Ehud Greenspan. Comprising four volumes, this comprehensive and meticulously organized encyclopedia provides an overview of the many ways that nuclear energy contributes to society. Written by academics and practitioners from different fields to ensure that the content is easily understood by, and applicable to, a wide audience, it includes topics such as generating clean electricity, improving medical diagnostics and cancer treatment, improving crop yields, improving food shelf life, and the deployment of nuclear energy as an alternative energy source-one that is proving to be essential in the management of global warming. Structured into thematic sections, this encyclopedia brings together the vast and highly diversified literature related to nuclear energy in a single resource with easy-to-read, cross-referenced chapters. This book will serve as an invaluable tool for researchers in the fields of energy, engineering, materials science, chemistry, and physics, from both industry and academia; students in physics, chemistry, materials science, and nuclear engineering; and policymakers. (3,656 pages, hardcover, $2,800, ISBN 978-0-12-819725-7, Elsevier; order at elsevier.com/books).
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