Indhold: Atom and void (The quiet citadel ; Things-in-themselves ; An impression of force ; The sceptical chymists) ; Mass and energy (A very interesting conclusion ; Incommensurable ; the fabric ; In the heart of darkness) ; Wave and particle (An act of desperation ; The wave e…
"This book presents a comprehensive overview of the spectacular advances seen in atomic physics during the last 50 years. The authors explain how such progress was possible by highlighting connections between developments that occurred at different times. They discuss the new pe…
Traces the story of forgotten genius Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958) and his invention of the cyclotron, which triggered "Big Science" breakthroughs that have rendered science dependent on government and industry
The development of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project is one of the most significant scientific events of the twentieth century. This revised and updated 3rd edition explores the challenges that faced the scientists and engineers of the Manhattan Project. It gives a cl…
Encyclopedia of muclear physics and its applications
This book shows how the study of multi-hadron production phenomena in the years after the founding of CERN culminated in Hagedorn's pioneering idea of limiting temperature, leading on to the discovery of the quark-gluon plasma -- announced, in February 2000 at CERN. The first pa…