MASTERING OF INACCESSIBLE ELEMENT,

Abstract

Fluorine is the most active and the most aggressive chemical element in nature. Until recently destructive properties made impossible use of it for needs of humanity. But now chemists have won victory. Fluorine is mastered and is placed in service of nuclear and jet engineering, aviation and astronautics, science and industry. This book is story of history of mastering of fluorine, full of failures, tragic events and victories, the story of its compounds with inorganic and organic substances and of their truly unusual properties. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617663

Entities

People

  • A. V. Fokin
  • I. L. Knunyants

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astronautics
  • Chemical Elements
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Fluorine
  • Group 17 Elements
  • Humanities

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Space