Multiple Exposures
| Author | : Catherine Caufield |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 1990-04-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226097855 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226097854 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (854 Downloads) |
Download or read book Multiple Exposures written by Catherine Caufield and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1990-04-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Catherine Caufield has written an important book on an important topic: the history behind the safety standards limiting the effects of high energy radiation on human beings. . . . Provides an immense amount of information in a very readable form."—W. Alan Runciman, Prometheus "From fallout and radon to radioactive smoke detectors and dental X-rays, Caufield traces the proliferation of the uses of radiation in medicine, industry and the military, and in generating energy. An intelligent, non-alarmist history."—Publishers Weekly
