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"Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy"은 아이작 아시모프(Isaac Asimov)가 1972년에 쓴 책이다. 이 책은 원자력에 대한 이해와 그 역사를 다루고 있다. 아시모프는 과학적인 주제에 대한 이해를 넓히고자 하는 독자들을 위해 이 책을 쓰게 되었다. 원자력이 어떻게 발견되었는지부터 원자로와 핵발전소의 작동 원리, 그리고 핵에너지의 활용 방법에 이르기까지 다양한 주제를 다루고 있다. 이 책은 원자력과 관련된 중요한 개념과 역사를 쉽게 이해할 수 있도록 설명되어 있다.


"Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy" is a book written by Isaac Asimov in 1972. This book deals with the understanding of nuclear energy and its history. Asimov wrote this book for readers who want to expand their understanding of scientific topics. It covers a variety of topics, from how nuclear energy was discovered, to the operating principles of nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants, and how to utilize nuclear energy. This book explains important concepts and history related to nuclear energy in an easy-to-understand manner.

Summary
In a way, nuclear energy has been serving man as long as he has existed. It has served all of life; it has flooded the earth for billions of years. The sun, you see, is a vast nuclear engine, and the warmth and light that the sun radiates is the product of nuclear energy.

Contents
Introduction
1.Atomic Weights
2.Electricity
① Units of Electricity
② Cathode Rays
③ Radioactivity
④ The Structure of the Atom
⑤ Atomic Numbers
⑥ Isotopes
3.Energy
① The Law of Conservation of Energy
② Chemical Energy
③ Electrons and Energy
④ The Energy of the Sun
⑤ The Energy of Radioactivity
4.Mass and Energy
5.The Structure of the Nucleus
① The Proton
② The Proton-Electron Theory
③ Protons in Nuclei
④ Nuclear Bombardment
⑤ Particle Accelerators
6.The Neutron
① Nuclear Spin
② Discovery of the Neutron
③ The Proton-Neutron Theory
④ The Nuclear Interaction
⑤ Neutron Bombardment
7.Nuclear Fission
① New Elements
② The Discovery of Fission
③ The Nuclear Chain Reaction
④ The Nuclear Bomb
⑤ Nuclear Reactors
8.Nuclear Fusion
① The Energy of the Sun
② Thermonuclear Bombs
③ Controlled Fusion
9.Beyond Fusion
① Antimatter
② The Unknown