Navarro, Jaume (Author)
"Two landmarks in the history of physics are the discovery of the particulate nature of cathode rays (the electron) by J. J. Thomson in 1897 and the experimental demonstration by his son G. P. Thomson in 1927 that the electron exhibits the properties of a wave. Together, the Thomsons are two of the most significant figures in modern physics, both winning Nobel prizes for their work. This book presents the intellectual biographies of the father-and-son physicists, shedding new light on their combined understanding of the nature of electrons and, by extension, of the continuous nature of matter. It is the first text to explore J. J. Thomson's early and later work, as well as the role he played in G. P. Thomson's education as a physicist and how he reacted to his son's discovery of electron diffraction. This fresh perspective will interest academics and graduate students working in the history of early twentieth-century physics"--
...MoreReview Clarke, Imogen (2013) Review of "A History of the Electron: J. J. and G. P. Thomson". International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (p. 104).
Essay Review Falconer, Isobel (2014) From Father to Son: The Paradoxical Continuity between Corpuscles and Electron Waves. Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 93-96).
Review Arabatzis, Theodore (2015) Review of "A History of the Electron: J. J. and G. P. Thomson". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 204-205).
Essay Review Simões, Ana (2014) Scientific Biographies Revisited: Thomsons' Electrons and Bohr's Quantum Atoms. Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (pp. 95-99).
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Electron Diffraction chez Thomson: Early Responses to Quantum Physics in Britain
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The Origins of the Thermal Diffusion Reactor: Hot Wire Reactor, Learning from the Past
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(2013)
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(2009)
Discrete Models for Electromagnetic Radiation: J.J. Thomson and Einstein
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Heilbron, J. L.;
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Fontes, Christopher J.;
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(2014)
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(2013)
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Nordmann, Alfred;
(2009)
Heinrich Hertz an den Grenzen seiner Wissenschaft
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Staley, Kent W.;
(2001)
Lost Origins of the Third Generation of Quarks: Theory, Philosophy, and Experiment
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Bauer, Simon H.;
(2006)
On High Vacuum and Low Temperatures: Their Critical Roles in Experimental Atomics
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(2011)
A Controversial Molecule: The Early History of Triatomic Hydrogen
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