Plutonium: How Nuclear Power's Dream Fuel Became a Nightmare, Hardcover - Frank Von Hippel

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Inspiring memoir by entrepreneur Judy Piatkus, who launched her startup at a time when mothers were not expected to be businesswomen and grew it in...

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