author
C. Jackson (Claude Jackson) Craven
1908–1988
A physicist and science writer, he helped make atomic energy understandable for general readers. His best-known book turns a complex subject into a clear, compact introduction to the science and history of the atom.
1 Audiobook
Our Atomic World: The Story of Atomic Energy
by C. Jackson (Claude Jackson) Craven
About the author
Born in 1908 and dying in 1988, Claude Jackson Craven was an American physicist who also wrote accessible science for the public.
According to the biographical information available through LibriVox, he taught at Furman University, Emory University, and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The same source says he was involved in Manhattan Project research at Columbia University during World War II.
Craven is best known here as the author of Our Atomic World: The Story of Atomic Energy, a short popular work also cataloged by Project Gutenberg and the American Institute of Physics. The book reflects his talent for explaining nuclear energy in a straightforward way for non-specialist readers.