Field Guide to Radiation

<b>A comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding how radiation affects our everyday lives</b><p>Nuclear energy X-rays radon cell phones . . . radiation is part of the way we live on a daily basis and yet the sources and repercussions of our exposure to it remain mysterious. Now Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wayne Biddle offers a first-of-its-kind guide to understanding this fundamental aspect of the universe. From fallout to radiation poisoning alpha particles to cosmic rays Biddle illuminates the history meaning and health implications of one hundred scientific terms in succinct witty essays. <i>A Field Guide to Radiation</i> is an essential engaging handbook that offers wisdom and common sense for today's increasingly nuclear world.</p>