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Flash of the Cathode Rays - A History of J J Thomson's Electron (Paperback)
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Flash of the Cathode Rays - A History of J J Thomson's Electron (Paperback)
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The electron is fundamental to almost all aspects of modern life,
controlling the behavior of atoms and how they bind together to
form gases, liquids, and solids. Flash of the Cathode Rays: A
History of J.J. Thomson's Electron presents the compelling story of
the discovery of the electron and its role as the first subatomic
particle in nature. The book traces the evolution of the concept of
electrical charge, from the earliest glow discharge studies to the
final cathode ray and oil drop experiments of J.J. Thomson and
Robert Millikan. It also provides an overview of the history of
modern physics up to the advent of the old quantum theory around
1920. Consolidating scholarly material while incorporating new
material discovered by the well-respected author, the book covers
the continental and English race for the source of the cathode
rays, culminating in Thomson's corpuscle in 1897. It explores the
events leading to Millikan's unambiguous isolation of the electron
and the simultaneous circumstances surrounding the birth of Ernest
Rutherford's nuclear atom and the discovery of radioactivity in
1896. The author also focuses on the controversies over N-rays,
Becquerel's positive electron, and the famous Ehrenhaft-Millikan
dispute over subelectrons. Scholarly yet accessible to those with
basic physics knowledge, this book should be of interest to
historians of science, professional scientists and engineers,
teachers and students of physics, and general readers interested in
the development of modern physics.
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