Enrico Fermi rises from childhood and the death of his beloved brother through scientific education, the Nobel Prize, and flight from Mussolini, to build the first atomic pile.; USS Nautilus, first nuclear-powered submarine, makes the first underwater passage of the Arctic Ocean and the North Pole (1958).; Explanation of how an atomic reactor generates electrical power, and the building of the first such plant, at Shippingport, Pennsylvania (1957).; History of atomic theory from pre-scientific times to the early 1800s.; How uranium is formed, found, and mined.; How radioisotopes can be put to work in industry and manufacturing.; Scientists use radioisotopes to preserve food, improve crops, and control pests.; Explanation of nuclear fission and its byproducts, and the handling of radioactive materials.; Doctors study the body, and treat illnesses, using radioisotopes.; Doctors successfully use radiation to treat George Stockman's cancer.; Basic facts about atomic structure and atomic energy; Speculative future uses for atomic power; Description of radioisotopes, the Curies' discovery of radioisotopes, and the uses of radioisotopes.