Screen LibraryThe discovery of anti-matter : the autobiography of Carl David Anderson, the youngest man to win the Nobel prize /
In 1936, at age 31, Carl David Anderson became the second youngest Nobel laureate for his discovery of antimatter when he observed positrons in a cloud chamber.He is responsible for developing rocket power weapons that were used in World War II. He was born in New York City in 1905 and was educated...
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World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | 1999. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Series in popular science ;
vol. 2 |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/3966#t=toc |
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In 1936, at age 31, Carl David Anderson became the second youngest Nobel laureate for his discovery of antimatter when he observed positrons in a cloud chamber.He is responsible for developing rocket power weapons that were used in World War II. He was born in New York City in 1905 and was educated in Los Angeles. He served for many years as a physics professor at California Institute of Technology. Prior to Oppenheimer, Anderson was offered the job of heading the Los Alamos atomic bomb program but could not assume the role because of family obligations. He was a pioneer in studying cosmic rays at high altitudes, first atop Pike's Peak, then after the war in a specially equipped B-29. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xv,144pages) : illustrations. |
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9789812815804 9812815805 |
| CLC: | K837.126.11 |
| Contents: | ch. 1. Early years as a curious child -- ch. 2. Undergraduate student days at Caltech -- ch. 3. Graduate student days at Caltech -- ch. 4. The discovery of the positron with the magnet cloud chamber -- ch. 5. Antimatter -- ch. 6. Research on Pikes Peak -- ch. 7. Research in the tropics -- ch. 8. Return to Caltech and the discovery of new fundamental particles -- ch. 9. The Nobel Prize -- ch. 10. A close encounter with the atomic bomb -- ch. 11. World War II - Caltech rocket launching development -- ch. 12. Return to scientific research -- ch. 13. Non-scientific, post-war activities -- ch. 14. An invitation to the White House by President Kennedy -- ch. 15. Princess Margaret visits Caltech -- Conclusion: popularization of the beauty and limits of science. |