Our Atomic WorldOUR ATOMIC WORLDReading editionChapter navigation28 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterOUR ATOMIC WORLDThe Understanding the Atom SeriesOUR ATOMIC WORLDIntroductory materialOUR ATOMIC WORLDThe Greeks Were Curious About MatterThe Atomic Theory Is ConfirmedCathode Rays Show Atoms Contain Smaller PartsRadioactive Atoms DiscoveredRutherford Finds the Atomic NucleusThe Proton Is RecognizedIsotopes Are DiscoveredThe Alchemists’ Dream Comes TrueSome Particles Have No Electric ChargeMatter Is Energy; Energy Is MatterNuclei Contain EnergyCHRONOLOGYFission is ExplainedThe Fission Bomb Is ExplodedNuclear Energy Is Needed for the FutureFusion Has PotentialIsotopes Have Many UsesRadioisotopes at WorkThe Atomic Energy CommissionToward an International AtomSuggested ReferencesTranscriber’s NotesPrevious chapter ←The Understanding the Atom SeriesNext chapter →Introductory materialAll chapters and sections (28)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsOUR ATOMIC WORLDThe Understanding the Atom SeriesOUR ATOMIC WORLDOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsOUR ATOMIC WORLDThe Greeks Were Curious About MatterThe Atomic Theory Is ConfirmedCathode Rays Show Atoms Contain Smaller PartsRadioactive Atoms DiscoveredRutherford Finds the Atomic NucleusThe Proton Is RecognizedIsotopes Are DiscoveredThe Alchemists’ Dream Comes TrueSome Particles Have No Electric ChargeMatter Is Energy; Energy Is MatterNuclei Contain EnergyCHRONOLOGYFission is ExplainedThe Fission Bomb Is ExplodedNuclear Energy Is Needed for the FutureFusion Has PotentialIsotopes Have Many UsesRadioisotopes at WorkThe Atomic Energy CommissionToward an International AtomSuggested ReferencesTranscriber’s Notesby C. Jackson Craven◇← The Understanding the Atom SeriesIntroductory material →