Includes bibliographical references (page 38) and index.
Contents
Nature's building blocks -- Old and new -- Cathode rays and electrons -- Radioactivity -- The work of Ernest Rutherford -- A new model -- The work of Irène Joliot-Curie -- Atom smashers -- The future for atoms.
Summary
An introduction to atoms, including the different types of atoms, and how groups of one kind of atom come together to create elements.