Fox, Karen.

The chain reaction : pioneers of nuclear science / Karen Fox. - New York : Franklin Watts, c1998. - 144 p. : ill ; 24 cm. - Lives in science . - Lives in science. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index.

Booklist. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language. School Library Journal.

Profiles seven people--including Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi, Robert Oppenheimer, and Andrei Sakharov--whose study of the atom has shaped the field of nuclear science during the twentieth century.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources.

0531114252

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QC774.A2 / F69 1998

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