From That to This - Paperback

by Nemat Saidi Lavasani (Author)

13.8 billion years ago, the Big Bang began the conception of life in

the universe. 9.2 billion years after that, the first thermonuclear fusion

in the heart of our sun was the birth of humanity itself.

From That to This is a journey through the evolution of elements, from

the simple element of hydrogen to the last man-made element in the

periodic table, oganesson (P=118). However, the whole spectrum of

electromagnetic radiations has been practically unchanged since the

Big Bang. As a matter of fact, the cosmic microwave background

radiations from the time of the Big Bang still linger around the whole

universe. From these radiations, astrophysicists can measure and

calculate the authenticity of the Big Bang theory.

This book will take you through the creation of the atom bomb and its

unimaginable destructive power. It will pass through the end of WWII,

the time in which scientists came to their senses and dedicated the

atomic industry to humanitarian efforts--such as lighting up thousands

of cities and saving millions of lives in the medical field. In the

final chapter, there is an emphasis on some of the procedures done

in departments of nuclear medicine in order to familiarize college

students, the public, and patients who may need