The Peaceful Atom
Bernice Kohn Hunt
Read by Elsie Selwyn
In this children's science book from the early 1960s, the concept of atoms and the science behind them is introduced. The book recounts the history of scientific discoveries related to atoms, radioactivity, and nuclear energy. The author promotes the benefits of atomic power plants and nuclear energy while also exploring other positive uses of radioisotopes. The book pointedly does not discuss the history of nuclear weapons and how the scientific discoveries related to atoms led to the ability to create those weapons. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn (0 hr 48 min)
Chapters
| Chapter 1: The Atomic Age | 3:52 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 2: The Smallest Thing There Is | 4:06 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 3: The Mystery of the Rays | 4:15 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 4: What's in an Atom? | 4:47 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 5: A Search Begins | 5:03 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 6: Journey to the New World | 4:34 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 7: Tiny Atoms, Big Power | 5:38 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 8: Atoms for Transport | 4:43 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 9: Atoms That Trace | 7:20 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
| Chapter 10: Atoms to Change Atoms | 4:38 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |