The discovery in 1897 of the electron, the first subatomic
particle, led to rapid advances in our knowledge of atomic
structure, the solid state, radioactivity and chemistry. It also
raised major questions. Was the electron point-like or did it have
structure? Was there a positive electron? What did the positive
part of the atom look like? Did a hydrogen atom have one electron
or a thousand? Published in 1906, this expository account by
leading physicist Sir Oliver Lodge (1851 1940) examines the
spectacular phenomena of cathode rays in evacuated tubes, the fixed
units of charge observed in electrolysis, and the puzzling
regularities in atomic spectra. Lodge knew most of the pioneers in
the field, and his enthusiastic descriptions of their work and
clear analyses of the problems as well as successes paint a vivid
picture of the excitement of cutting-edge research and the
scientific process in action.
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