Tracks to Innovation : Nuclear Tracks in Science and Technology /

A serendipitous discovery in nuclear physics has led to a useful tool in materials science. In the late 1950s, scientists at General Electric (among them the author) discovered that when mica is exposed to energetic charged particles (such as are emitted in radioactive decay or occur in cosmic rays)...

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Main Author:	Fleischer, R. L. (Robert Louis), 1930-
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer New York, 1991.
Subjects:	Physics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book