02174cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324501100014326400510025330000470030433600260035133700260037733800360040350000310043950801150047052011750058553400450176065300360180585600430184149819UtSlPG20260610134138.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQC1 aAsimov, Isaac,d1920-199210aWorlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 1 (of 3) :bAtomic Weights; Energy; Electricity 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2015-08-30 aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"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.) nOriginal publication data not identified aNuclear energy -- Popular works40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49819