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Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering (in four languanges: English, German, French, Russian)
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Nuclear Engineering and Design 88 (1985) 389 North-Holland, Amsterdam
BOOK REVIEW
Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering (in four languages: English, German, French, Russian), Ralf Sube (Elsevier Science Publishers, A m s t e r d a m and New York, 1985) Price: $144.25 In U S A / C a n a d a available f r o m Elsevier Science Publishers Co. Inc., P.O. Box Central Station, New York, N Y 10163. If the term "Nuclear Engineering" is understood to comprise not only the application of nuclear technology for power generation, but also the extensive use of radioactive isotopes in other fields and the problems of nuclear radiation, the questions arising are no longer reserved to a small number of industrialized countries, but also become of interest for developing countries. The increasing technology transfer on an international basis is impeded by the fact that nuclear developments were fostered in most cases on a national basis and therefore the Technical Codes and Standards are frequently adapted to the concerns of the country or to those of the country's enterprises. Naturally, this represents a hindrance for the exchange of scientific information and also for acquisition and sales. It is therefore much appreciated that with the publication of the "Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering", the Elsevier Science Publishers have compiled a book which contains a variety of nuclear vocabulary in English/German/French and Russian. Excluded are m e r e l y the fields of biology (radiation biology, employment of isotopes and ionizing radiation in agriculture and medicine) and high energy physics. In the near future, it is intended to publish specialized dictionaries on these fields.
1663, G r a n d
The emphasis of this book, containing approximately 30 000 terms of each language, is focussed on: basic terms of nuclear and atomic physics, nuclear materials and installations, nuclear power industry, nuclear radiation and isotopes, and nuclear weapons. In Rail Sube, Berfin, GDR, the publishers have won an expert who owing to his well-known fourlanguage reference works "Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Engineering" (1961), "Physics" (1975) and "Mathematics" (1982) disposes of extensive experience in compiling such a book in a well-structured form and at the same time guarantees the actuairy and accuracy of the references. Especially noteworthy is the consideration of International Standards used for example by the international Atomic Energy Organization, the International Organization of Standardization or th.e World Energy Conference and the detailed explanation of a large number of abbreviations which are customary in nuclear technology. I am convinced that this work will soon become a standard work of nuclear terminology and recommend it to all colleagues.
Professor Dr.-Ing. K. Kussmaal Director
Nuclear Engineering and Design 88 (1985) 389 North-Holland, Amsterdam
BOOK REVIEW
Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering (in four languages: English, German, French, Russian), Ralf Sube (Elsevier Science Publishers, A m s t e r d a m and New York, 1985) Price: $144.25 In U S A / C a n a d a available f r o m Elsevier Science Publishers Co. Inc., P.O. Box Central Station, New York, N Y 10163. If the term "Nuclear Engineering" is understood to comprise not only the application of nuclear technology for power generation, but also the extensive use of radioactive isotopes in other fields and the problems of nuclear radiation, the questions arising are no longer reserved to a small number of industrialized countries, but also become of interest for developing countries. The increasing technology transfer on an international basis is impeded by the fact that nuclear developments were fostered in most cases on a national basis and therefore the Technical Codes and Standards are frequently adapted to the concerns of the country or to those of the country's enterprises. Naturally, this represents a hindrance for the exchange of scientific information and also for acquisition and sales. It is therefore much appreciated that with the publication of the "Dictionary of Nuclear Engineering", the Elsevier Science Publishers have compiled a book which contains a variety of nuclear vocabulary in English/German/French and Russian. Excluded are m e r e l y the fields of biology (radiation biology, employment of isotopes and ionizing radiation in agriculture and medicine) and high energy physics. In the near future, it is intended to publish specialized dictionaries on these fields.
1663, G r a n d
The emphasis of this book, containing approximately 30 000 terms of each language, is focussed on: basic terms of nuclear and atomic physics, nuclear materials and installations, nuclear power industry, nuclear radiation and isotopes, and nuclear weapons. In Rail Sube, Berfin, GDR, the publishers have won an expert who owing to his well-known fourlanguage reference works "Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Engineering" (1961), "Physics" (1975) and "Mathematics" (1982) disposes of extensive experience in compiling such a book in a well-structured form and at the same time guarantees the actuairy and accuracy of the references. Especially noteworthy is the consideration of International Standards used for example by the international Atomic Energy Organization, the International Organization of Standardization or th.e World Energy Conference and the detailed explanation of a large number of abbreviations which are customary in nuclear technology. I am convinced that this work will soon become a standard work of nuclear terminology and recommend it to all colleagues.
Professor Dr.-Ing. K. Kussmaal Director