Copyright under International Pan-American copyright conventions
©1963 by Bernice Kohn
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or any portions thereof, in any form except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-9054
Printed in the United States of America 65524-T
CONTENTS
1. [The Atomic Age]
2. [The Smallest Thing There Is]
3. [The Mystery of the Rays]
4. [What's in an Atom?]
5. [A Search Begins]
6. [Journey to the New World]
7. [Tiny Atoms, Big Power]
8. [Atoms for Transport]
9. [Atoms That Trace]
10. [Atoms to Change Atoms]
[Appendix]
[Glossary]
1
THE ATOMIC AGE
Do you ever look at the things around you and wonder what they are made of? You may see a table that is made of wood. But what is wood made of? What are you made of? What are carrots made of, and birds, and bikes, and baseballs?
