Life of Sir J. J. Thomson - Sometime Master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Klappentext Originally published in 1942, this book provides a well-researched biography of the British physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1942! this book provides a well-researched biography of the British physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson. The text contains excerpts from Thomson's writings! including his letters! together with a variety of photographic figures! and will be of value to anyone with an interest in Thomson's life and achievements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Early years. Life previous to appointment as Cavendish Professor; 2. Early days of the Cavendish Professorship; 3. Great days at the Cavendish Laboratory. X-rays and gaseous ions; 4. Great days at the Cavendish Laboratory (continued). Cathode rays and corpuscles; 5. Cloudy condensation and the charge carried by electrons; 6. More about ions and electrons; 7. In the early days of the twentieth century; 8. Nobel prizeman. British Association at Winnipeg; 9. Positive rays; 10. In war time; 11. President of the Royal Society; 12. Appointment as Master of Trinity; 13. The earlier post-war years; 14. Views on education; 15. Mastership of Trinity (continued); 16. The closing years; Appendix I. List of distinctions; Appendix II. Supplement to bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Baron Robert John Strutt Rayleigh, Lord Rayleigh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.01.2012
• EAN: 9781107655423
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65542-3
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, History of Science, Physics, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine