TY - BOOK AU - Navarro,Jaume TI - A history of the electron: J.J. and G.P. Thomson SN - 9781107005228 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Electrons KW - History KW - Cathode rays N1 - 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 ER -