Johnson, Rebecca L.

Atomic structure / by Rebecca L. Johnson. - Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008. - 80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm. - Great ideas of science .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 76) and index.

Early ideas about atoms -- Clues to atoms' existence -- Electricity and the discovery of the electron -- Rays, radioactivity, and quantum theory -- Nuclear atoms and the Bohr model -- Neutrons, cloud chambers, and cosmic rays -- The particle explosion -- The standard model and beyond.

ISBN: 9780822566021 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 0822566028 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006018992

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Atomic structure.
Matter--Constitution.

LC Class. No.: QC173.4.A87 / J64 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 539.7