1. Introduction: 3 - 4 - 5

2. WHAT IS ATOM? 6 - 7 - 8

3. A BRIEF HISTORY OF ATOMIC THEORY DEVELOPMENT

3.1) ... a philosophical view 9

3.2) ... a scientific view 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18

4. RADIOACTIVE MINERALS 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24

5. ATOMS AND ENERGY PRODUCTION

5.1) The discovery of fission - 25

5.2) The first nuclear power plant 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30

5.3) Nuclear reactor technology 31 - 32 - 33 - 34

5.4) Reactivity control 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42

5.5) Nuclear fuel 43 - 44

6. ATOM: REGULATORY AGENCIES AND RESEARCH 45 - 46

6.1) Regulatory agencies 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52

6.2) Nuclear research 53 - 54 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 - 61 - 62

7. USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 63

7.1) ... electricity generation 64 - 65

7.2) ... nuclear-powered ships 66 - 67 - 68 - 69 - 70 - 71 - 72

7.3) ... human health 73 - 74 - 75 - 76 - 77 - 78 - 79

7.4) ... radioactivity 80 - 81 - 82 - 83

7.5) ... bombs 84

8. FEAR OF NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST

8.1) Launched the arms race 85 - 86

8.2) The End of WWII and the bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki 87 - 88 - 89 - 90

8.3) The Cold War 91 - 92 - 93 - 94 - 95 - 96 - 97

8.4) Nuclear Disarmament: The Awareness 98 - 99 - 100 - 101 - 102 - 103

8.5) Nuclear Disarmament: The Treaties 104 - 105 - 106 - 107 -108 - 109 - 110

9. ATOMS, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

9.1) Atoms and Environment 111 - 112 - 113 - 114

9.2) Nuclear Accidents 115 - 116 - 117

9.3) Safety and Civil Defense 118 - 119 - 120

10. ATOMS IN THE PEOPLE'S CULTURE 121 - 122 - 123 - 124 - 125

11. Conclusion 126 - 127 - 128