Careers in Atomic Energy

by Loyce J. McIlhenny


CONTENTS

[THE SCIENTIFIC MIND]3
[SCIENTISTS ARE PEOPLE]3
[THE TIME TO BEGIN]3
[COLLEGE: IS IT A NECESSITY?]5
[SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE]6
[COLLEGE: HOW MANY YEARS?]7
[Physical and Biological Sciences]7
[Engineering]8
[Medicine]8
[Veterinary Science]9
[Scientific Writing]9
[Supporting Fields]9
[WORK OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTIST]11
[Physics]11
[Chemistry]13
[Biology]14
[Geology]15
[Engineering]15
[Mathematics]17
[Medicine]18
[Related Fields]18
[LOCATION OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTIST]20
[The United States Government]20
[Private Industry]20
[Educational Organizations]21
[Hospitals]21
[State and Local Governments]21
[Other Organizations]22
[PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION]22
[SELECTED READING LIST]23

United States Atomic Energy Commission
Division of Technical Information

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-60275
1962; 1964(Rev.)


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

After receiving a degree in English at the University of Houston, Mrs. McIlhenny worked for nine years in editorial capacities at the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, where she prepared this booklet. She is now a housewife in Falls Church, Virginia.