More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. Timothy Jorgensen explores how our knowledge of and experiences with radiation in the last century can lead us to smarter personal decisions about radiation exposures today. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. An accessible blend of narrative history and science, Strange Glow describes mankind’s extraordinary, thorny relationship with radiation, including the hard-won lessons of how radiation helps and harms our health. Jorgensen discusses how to evaluate radiation’s risks and rewards using examples drawn from contemporary accounts of, Jorgensen’s approach has real value because people tend to reckon poorly with phenomena that span as many orders of magnitude as the variables involved in calculating, The anecdotal approach applied to more distant times and places in the first two-thirds of the book, however, is not always as effective. By Timothy J Jorgensen. Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Even a partial answer requires a fairly deep dive into the martyr-venerating professional culture that arose among them, the persistent and plausible belief that most radiation-related symptoms actually came from ozone discharge, and the decades-long use of, Jorgensen, however, concludes that “common sense” was unevenly distributed among early, At the outset, Jorgensen declares his intention that. --Penny Le Couteur, coauthor of Napoleon's Buttons: How Seventeen Molecules Changed History, "Strange Glow is an accessible book that presents a huge amount of information about radiation. Get this from a library! Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation, Timothy J. Jorgensen, Princeton U. Strange Glow is a good read for the average person. Strange Glow is a good read for the average person, Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016. The story line keeps you want to read. We own radiation-emitting phones, regularly get diagnostic x-rays, such as mammograms, and submit to full-body security scans at airports. I feel like it's a good companion to the Radium Girls by Kate Moore. Press, 2016. ), Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2017. Selecting this option will search the current publication in context. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. (The book jacket glows in the dark! Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2016, Thorough, detailed discussion of the subject; sometimes a bit complicated, but interesting and (apparently) well-documented vignettes about the subject. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Please try again. The fascinating science and history of radiation More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. An accessible blend of narrative history and science, Strange Glow describes mankind's extraordinary, thorny relationship with radiation, including the hard-won lessons of how radiation helps and harms our health. Really appreciated the science-based information addressing Fukushima radioactivity and, specifically, why concerns about Pacific seafood are overblown. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation by Timothy Jorgensen, PhD, FCRH ’77 (Princeton) Timothy Jorgensen is a scientist with a knack for narrative storytelling. It enables readers to make sound judgments about various kinds of radiation exposures, including the risks of living in areas affected by radioactive fallout. It is aimed at the general reader, and explains in simple terms the relevant physics, chemistry and biology needed to … This is an excellent book that should give any reader enough information to be able to tackle the subject with understanding and respect instead of fear. More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. To sign up for alerts, please log in first. Description . Download. We worry and debate about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the safety of nuclear power plants. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. "Strange Glow is an accessible book that presents a huge amount of information about radiation. --William F. Morgan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. $35.00 (512 pp.). 456, £ "The discovery of radiation opened the way to the modern era and created one of humanity's greatest moral challenges. Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016. If you need an account, please register here. Princeton University Press, pp. Wonderful book. 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This common sense study dispels some of the myths surrounding a force of nature It goes into the history or radium how x Ray's were discovered and how radium can affect the body. . . [Timothy J Jorgensen] -- "More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016. And what are its actual dangers? A must read for the lay audience interested in this incredible science. Please try your request again later. Very educational and written in a very understandable way. Receive weekly updates with the most interesting articles and exclusive content. powered by Disqus. Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation: Jorgensen, Timothy J.: Amazon.com.tr Çerez Tercihlerinizi Seçin Alışveriş deneyiminizi geliştirmek, hizmetlerimizi sunmak, müşterilerin hizmetlerimizi nasıl kullandığını anlayarak iyileştirmeler yapabilmek ve tanıtımları gösterebilmek için çerezler ve … Timothy J. Jorgensen - Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation . On the development of attitude towards the application of radioactivity and ionizing radiation on the one hand, and human health, on the other hand, the book ‘Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation’ by T.J. Jorgensen will certainly be useful due to the striking and exciting style of its presentation. from Princeton University Press PRO . This work is a very clear, concise and objective history of the discovery, use and dangers of the people and research that brought radioactivity into our lives. Author: Adam Higginbotham. The Story of Radiation In 1895, a common Crookes tube accidentally causes a fluorescent screen to glow in the dark and man's obsession with radiation begins. Jorgensen uses vignettes on familiar topics related to, Furthermore, because of a persistent tendency to evaluate his actors by contemporary standards, Jorgensen’s narrative occasionally goes astray. Nice overall review of radiation. . 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