Yoshio Nishina - Father of Modern Physics in Japan

Informationen zum Autor Dong-Won Kim Zusammenfassung An easy-to-read biography that analyzes Yoshio Nishina's position in and his contributions to the Japanese physics community. It examines Nishina's family and early studies and focuses on his work in quantum mechanics, particularly the Klein-Nishina formula for Compton scattering. It describes the establishment of the Nishina Laboratory at RIKEN. Inhaltsverzeichnis Youth. Nishina in Europe. Preacher of the New Quantum Mechanics. Beloved Sensei (Teacher): Theoretical Research and the Emergence of a Research Network. Cosmic Ray Research: "This Is Interesting. Let Us Try It." Father of Big Science: The Construction of Two Cyclotrons. Statesman of Science. Appendix: Selected Correspondence between Yoshio Nishina and Ernest O. Lawrence. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Dong-Won Kim, Dong-Won (Johns Hopkins University Kim, D-W Kim, Kim Dong-Won
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2007
• EAN: 9780750307550
• ISBN: 978-0-7503-0755-0
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, chemistry, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine