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Ilya Obodovskiy
Ilya Obodovskiy was born in Moscow (former USSR) in 1935. He graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) and then worked in this Institute as a lecturer and a researcher till his retirement. In 1968 he received a PhD. For a long time, he was engaged in various problems in nuclear physics and radiation protection. For several years he was a manager of the project “Detection of Mutagen and Carcinogen Hazard by Physico-chemical Techniques”. For many years he studied the effects of radiation on a living organism. The results of his scientific works were published in more than 90 scientific papers and books. In 2001 he retired and lives in San Diego, California since. He is still an editorial board member of the Springer journal “Instruments and Experimental Techniques”.
From Radio-phobia to Radio-euphoria
This book gives a detailed discussion of the initial enthusiasm triggered by the discovery of x-rays and radioactive radiation which later turned into fear and repulsion in a significant part of the global population up to the 21st century.After a historical review, the author discusses the effect of ionizing radiation on living cells, tissues and organisms.
From Radio-phobia to Radio-euphoria
This book gives a detailed discussion of the initial enthusiasm triggered by the discovery of x-rays and radioactive radiation which later turned into fear and repulsion in a significant part of the global population up to the 21st century.After a historical review, the author discusses the effect of ionizing radiation on living cells, tissues and organisms.