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Flash of the Cathode Rays (English)(A History of J.J. Thomson's Electron - ISBN: 9780750304535)As low as $79.95 from Amazon.com Publisher: Taylor & Francis Format: Hardcover Published Date: June 1997 MSRP: $83.95 Synopsis: Here you will find described, in Dahl's engaging style: the Continental and English race for the source of the cathode rays, culminating in Thomson's corpuscle in 1897; subsequent events leading to Millikan's unambiguous isolation of the electron; the simultaneous circumstances surroundin.... Read More |
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| Here you will find described, in Dahl's engaging style: the Continental and English race for the source of the cathode rays, culminating in Thomson's corpuscle in 1897; subsequent events leading to Millikan's unambiguous isolation of the electron; the simultaneous circumstances surrounding the birth of Ernest Rutherford's nuclear atom; the discovery of radioactivity in 1896; and the controversies over N-rays, Becquerel's positive electron and the famous Ehrenhaft-Millikan dispute over subelectrons. | |
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| Contributors: |
Author: Per F. Dahl |
 ISBN: |
9780750304535 |
| Edition Title: | Flash of the Cathode Rays |
| Published Date: | June 1997 |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Page: | 526 |
| Fiction: | No |
| Illustrated: | No |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Imprint Company: | Taylor & Francis |
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Book Language: |
English |
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Publisher Note Here you will find described, in Dahl's engaging style: the Continental and English race for the source of the cathode rays, culminating in Thomson's corpuscle in 1897; subsequent events leading to Millikan's unambiguous isolation of the electron; the simultaneous circumstances surrounding the birth of Ernest Rutherford's nuclear atom; the discovery of radioactivity in 1896; and the controversies over N-rays, Becquerel's positive electron and the famous Ehrenhaft-Millikan dispute over subelectrons. |
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