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The book consolidates recent scholarly material and incorporates new material uncovered by the author in historical archives primarily at Cambridge University. Dahl's account is scholarly, yet accessible to general readers with a basic knowledge of physics. Thus it should be of interest to historians of science, professional scientists and engineers, teachers and students of physics, and general readers interested in the development of modern physics.
This book presents the discovery of the electron and its role as the first subatomic particle in nature. It traces the evolution of the
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Produktbeschreibung
The book consolidates recent scholarly material and incorporates new material uncovered by the author in historical archives primarily at Cambridge University. Dahl's account is scholarly, yet accessible to general readers with a basic knowledge of physics. Thus it should be of interest to historians of science, professional scientists and engineers, teachers and students of physics, and general readers interested in the development of modern physics.
This book presents the discovery of the electron and its role as the first subatomic particle in nature. It traces the evolution of the concept of electrical charge, from the earliest glow discharge studies to the final cathode ray and oil drop experiments of J.J. Thomson and Robert Millikan. The book also covers the history of modern physics, the continental and English race for the source of the cathode rays, Millikan's unambiguous isolation of the electron, the birth of Ernest Rutherford's nuclear atom, and the discovery of radioactivity in 1896. The author also focuses on numerous historical controversies.
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Dahl, Per F