Bøker av Frederick Soddy

The Chemistry of the Radio-Elements is a pioneering work in the field of radiochemistry, which studies the properties and behavior of radioactive elements. This book is the first part of a two-part series and provides a detailed examination of the physical and chemical properties of various radioactive elements such as radium, thorium, and uranium. The author, Frederick Soddy, was a British chemist and Nobel laureate who made significant contributions to the field of radioactivity in the early 20th century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In this groundbreaking work, Soddy lays the foundation for a new scientific understanding of radioactivity and atomic structure. Drawing on the latest research and discoveries, he offers a lucid and accessible explanation of these complex phenomena. His insights and theories revolutionized the fields of physics and chemistry, and paved the way for many of the technological advances of the 20th century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Cartesian Economics, The Bearing of Physical Science upon State Stewardship is a compilation of two lectures given by Frederick Soddy to the student unions of Birbeck College and the London School of Economics. The lectures were the first of four works written between 1921 and 1934 that applied the concepts of hard science to the economy. Though Soddy's ideas were largely rejected at the time, much of his theories are rooted in real-world examples and mirrored in other aspects of life-like the laws of thermodynamics. Soddy's main arguments are against the concepts of debt and wealth. He likens the economy to a machine, which must draw energy from outside itself and which cannot forever recycle that energy to create more energy. Similarly, economists posited that debt could produce more wealth, and thus fuel an economy. Soddy argued instead that debt destroyed wealth, eating it up until there was more debt in a society than wealth, making it unsustainable. These lectures are poignant, and highly applicable to the economic situation at the beginning of the 21st century. They will interest burgeoning and seasoned economists yearning for a new perspective.

Examines the mystery of money in its social aspect and illustrates what money now is, what is does and what it should do. This book includes such topics as theory of money - virtual wealth, the evolution of modern money, international economic relations, and debts and debt redemption.