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The discovery of anti-matter : the autobiography of Carl David Anderson, the youngest man to win the Nobel prize / edited by Richard J. Weiss ; with forewords by Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson.
- Title
- The discovery of anti-matter : the autobiography of Carl David Anderson, the youngest man to win the Nobel prize / edited by Richard J. Weiss ; with forewords by Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson.
- Author
- Anderson, Carl D. (Carl David), 1905-
- Publication
- Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c1999.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Weiss, Richard J. (Richard Jerome), 1923-
- Description
- xv, 144 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "In 1936, at age 31, Carl David Anderson became the youngest Nobel laureate for his discovery of antimatter when he observed positrons in a cloud chamber." "He is responsible for adapting military aircraft to fire various types of Caltech rockets." "He was born in New York City in 1905 and was educated in Los Angeles. He served for many years as a physics professor at California Institute of Technology. Prior to Oppenheimer, Anderson was offered the job of heading the Los Alamos atomic bomb program but could not assume the role because of family obligations." "He was a pioneer in studying cosmic rays at high altitudes, first atop Pike's Peak, then after the war in a specially equipped B-29."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Series in popular science ; v. 2
- Uniform Title
- Series in popular science ; v. 2.
- Alternative Title
- Autobiography of Carl David Anderson
- Youngest man to win the Nobel prize
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9810236808
- LCCN
- 9789810236809
- OCLC
- 43610106
- SCSB-10159661
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library