Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book
Author Navarro, Jaume.

Title A history of the electron : J.J. and G.P. Thomson / Jaume Navarro
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012

Copies

Description 1 online resource (viii, 186 pages) : illustrations
Contents MIntroduction -- 1. The early years in Manchester and Cambridge -- 2. J.J. Thomson's early work in Cambridge: a continuous and all-embracing physics -- 3. The ether and the corpuscle: from waves to particles -- 4. On creeds and policies: the corpuscular theory of matter -- 5. Father and son. Old and new physics -- 6. The electron in Aberdeen: from particle to wave -- Index
Summary "Two landmarks in the history of physics are the discovery of the particulate nature of cathode rays (the electron) by J.J. Thomson in 1897 and the experimental demonstration by his son G.P. Thomson in 1927 that the electron exhibits the properties of a wave. Together, the Thomsons are two of the most significant figures in modern physics, both winning Nobel prizes for their work. This book presents the intellectual biographies of the father-and-son physicists, shedding new light on their combined understanding of the nature of electrons and, by extension, of the continuous nature of matter. It is the first text to explore J.J. Thomson's early and later work, as well as the role he played in G.P. Thomson's education as a physicist and how he reacted to his son's discovery of electron diffraction. This fresh perspective will interest academics and graduate students working in the history of early twentieth-century physics"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Thomson, J. J. (Joseph John), 1856-1940.
Thomson, G. P. (George Paget), 1892-1975.
SUBJECT Thomson, G. P. (George Paget), 1892-1975 fast
Thomson, J. J. (Joseph John), 1856-1940 fast
Subject Electrons -- History
Cathode rays.
SCIENCE -- History.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Nuclear.
Cathode rays
Electrons
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511793745
051179374X
9781139568951
1139568957
9781139570763
1139570765