{"product_id":"2026100009465-secondhand-inside-the-atom","title":"Inside The Atom","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 3rd rev ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: price clipped dj.,; small glue residue on fep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat lies at the very heart of all matter? Isaac Asimov's Inside the Atom answers that question with the clarity and brilliance that made him one of the twentieth century's most celebrated science communicators, guiding readers through the astonishing architecture of atomic structure, from the nucleus and its constituent protons and neutrons to the orbiting electrons that govern all of chemistry and life itself. This third revised edition chronicles the rapid advances in nuclear physics, detailing the discovery of subatomic particles, the mechanics of radioactive decay, the unleashing of nuclear fission and fusion, and the profound implications these forces hold for energy and medicine.\n\nAsimov's singular gift was his ability to render the deeply complex utterly accessible, wielding analogy and wit to illuminate concepts that would otherwise remain locked behind impenetrable equations. Inside the Atom stands as a testament to that gift — a work that argues, implicitly but powerfully, that science is not the exclusive domain of specialists but the shared inheritance of every curious mind. Illustrated by John Bradford, the book presents the invisible subatomic world in vivid, imaginable terms, leaving the reader to wonder just how much more still waits to be uncovered beneath the surface of the smallest things.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203180699867,"sku":"2026100009465-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c8d258bc-f8c9-4309-89a6-e6e77636273f.png?v=1788145025","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009465-secondhand-inside-the-atom","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}