Per F Dahl

Flash of the Cathode Rays (eBook, ePUB)

A History of J J Thomson's Electron

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The electron is fundamental to almost all aspects of modern life, controlling the behavior of atoms and how they bind together to form gases, liquids, and solids. Flash of the Cathode Rays: A History of J.J. Thomson's Electron presents the compelling story of the discovery of the electron and its role as the first subatomic particle in nature. The

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1997
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040217542
• Artikelnr.: 73302871

Autorenporträt

Dahl, Per F

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations. Preface. J J Thomson and his contemporaries.
Electromagnetic phenomena unravelled. Cathode rays take center stage. The
English get going. Meanwhile, back in Berlin. The English keep going. From
Paris to the Scottish highlands. From Liverpool to Princeton. The race for
e/m. The charge and the mass. Leiden, 1896. The photoelectric effect
revisited. The Beta particle. Evanescent rays: A French cottage industry.
Positive rays. The electronic charge revisited, and one more controversy.
Dawning of the atomic age. Epilogue: The next twenty years. List of
abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Name index. Subject index.