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C. Jackson (Claude Jackson) Craven
1908–1988
An American physicist who helped explain the atomic age to general readers, he brought deep scientific experience to clear, accessible writing. His best-known work turns the history and science of nuclear energy into a compact introduction that still feels approachable.
1 Audiobook
Our Atomic World: The Story of Atomic Energy
by C. Jackson (Claude Jackson) Craven
About the author
Claude Jackson Craven was an American physicist, born on January 13, 1908, and died on September 6, 1988. Sources available for this profile consistently connect him with science teaching and research rather than a large literary career, which helps explain the practical, educational tone of his writing.
He taught at Furman, Emory, and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and he also worked on Manhattan Project research at Columbia University during World War II. That background gives extra weight to Our Atomic World: The Story of Atomic Energy, a short popular science book in the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's Understanding the Atom series.
His published work appears to have focused mainly on helping non-specialists understand nuclear science. In Our Atomic World, he traces the development of atomic theory, radioactivity, fission, and fusion in a concise, readable way, making complex ideas easier for general audiences to follow.