The Life of Sir J. J. Thomson
The Life of Sir J. J. Thomson
Sometime Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
Lord Rayleigh
January 2012
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Originally published in 1942, this book provides a well-researched biography of the British physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson. Thomson's revolutionary discoveries relating to atomic structure are covered in detail, together with the scientific climate of the time and other non-scientific aspects of his life. The text contains numerous excerpts from Thomson's writings, including his letters, together with a variety of photographic figures. Produced shortly after his death in 1940 and written on the advice of his family, this book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Thomson's life and achievements.
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January 2012Paperback
9781107655423
324 pages
216 × 140 × 18 mm
0.4kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Early years. Life previous to appointment as Cavendish Professor
- 2. Early days of the Cavendish Professorship
- 3. Great days at the Cavendish Laboratory. X-rays and gaseous ions
- 4. Great days at the Cavendish Laboratory (continued). Cathode rays and corpuscles
- 5. Cloudy condensation and the charge carried by electrons
- 6. More about ions and electrons
- 7. In the early days of the twentieth century
- 8. Nobel prizeman. British Association at Winnipeg
- 9. Positive rays
- 10. In war time
- 11. President of the Royal Society
- 12. Appointment as Master of Trinity
- 13. The earlier post-war years
- 14. Views on education
- 15. Mastership of Trinity (continued)
- 16. The closing years
- Appendix I. List of distinctions
- Appendix II. Supplement to bibliography
- Index.
