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Flash of the cathode rays : a history of J.J. Thomson's electron
- Title
- Flash of the cathode rays : a history of J.J. Thomson's electron / Per F. Dahl.
- Author
- Dahl, Per F., 1932-2011.
- Publication
- Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics Pub., ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QC793.5.E62 D34 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 526 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Geschichte 1745-1900
- Thomson, Joseph J
- Thomson, Joseph John, (1856-1940)
- Thomson, Joseph J 1856-1940
- Thomson, J. J (Joseph John), 1856-1940
- History
- Électrons > Histoire
- Rayons bêta > Histoire
- Rayons cathodiques > Histoire
- HISTORIES
- CATHODES
- CATHODE RAY TUBES
- ELECTRONS
- Kathodestralen
- Geschichte
- Forschung
- Elektronenstrahlröhre
- Elektron
- Physik
- Cathode rays > History
- Electrons > History
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-466) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. J.J. Thompson and His Contemporaries -- 2. Electromagnetic Phenomena Unraveled -- 3. Cathode Rays Take Center Stage -- 4. The English Get Going -- 5. Meanwhile, Back in Berlin -- 6. The English Keep Going -- 7. From Paris to the Scottish Highlands -- 8. From Liverpool to Princeton -- 9. The Race for e/m -- 10. The Charge and the Mass -- 11. Leiden 1896 -- 12. The Photoelectric Effect Revisited -- 13. The [beta]-Particle -- 14. Evanescent Rays: A French Cottage Industry -- 15. Positive Rays -- 16. The Electronic Charge Revisited, and One More Controversy -- 17. Dawning of the Atomic Age -- 18. Epilogue: The Next Twenty Years.
- ISBN
- 0750304537
- 9780750304535
- LCCN
- 97013642
- OCLC
- ocm36817075
- 36817075
- SCSB-9618302
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library