Controlling Atomic Energy

Presents a brief summarization of concepts relating to atomic structure and behavior. Discusses the meaning of radioactivity, how radioactivity is measured, how scientists are protected from dangerous rays and how naturally radioactive elements are identified. Declassified fodder.

More in The living science series

  1. BALANCING FORCES 1961
  2. Controlling Atomic Energy 1961
  3. FINDING OUT ABOUT ROCKS 1961
  4. GRAVITY, THE MIGHTY PULL 1961
  5. HOW GREEN PLANTS MAKE FOOD: PHOTOSYNTHESIS 1961
  6. HOW MATERIALS ARE CHANGED 1961
  7. HOW THE WATER CYCLE WORKS 1961
  8. INSIDE THE WEATHER 1961
  9. LAND AND WATER 1961
  10. Light and Its Story 1961
  11. Materials of Our World 1961
  12. MEASURING AND TESTING THINGS 1961
  13. NITROGEN AND LIVING THINGS 1961
  14. Particles of matter. 1961
  15. PLANETS AROUND OUR SUN 1961
  16. Soil and life. 1961
  17. THE MILKY WAY 1961
  18. THE OCEAN OF AIR 1961
  19. THE STORY OF HEAT 1961
  20. THE STORY OF MAGNETISM 1961
  21. WAY STATIONS IN SPACE 1961
  22. Ways to learn. 1961
  23. WEATHER SCIENTISTS 1961
  24. Wise Use Of Water Resources 1961
  25. WORK, TIME AND POWER 1961

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, format, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
  2. Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record