A history of the electron : J.J. and G.P. Thomson / Jaume Navarro, Ikerbasque research professor, Universidad del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: viii, 186 pages : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 9781107005228
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The early years in Manchester and Cambridge; 2. J. J. Thomson’s early work in Cambridge: a continuous and all-embracing physics; 3. The ether and the corpuscle: from waves to particles; 4. On creeds and policies: the corpuscular theory of matter; 5. Father and son. Old and new physics; 6. The electron in Aberdeen: from particle to wave; Index