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A Century of Physics /

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In this amazing tour d'horizon, D. Allan Bromley uses the occasion of the centenary of the American Physical Society to reflect upon the growth of physics over the past 100 years, its fragmentation into numerous subdisciplines, the impact physics has had upon modern technology, and the re-emerg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bromley, D. Allan
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2002.
Subjects:
Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Form the Contents: Part 1: An Historical Overview, 1900-1949: What is Physics?- The Early 20th Century
  • Activities in the Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory
  • The Development of Quantum Mechanics
  • 1932-Annus Mirabilis
  • The Discovery of Nuclear Fission
  • The Manhattan Project
  • The MIT Radiation Laboratory
  • The Merger of Natural Philosophy and Invention
  • Physics in the 1930's
  • The Immediate Post-War Period; Part 2: The Explosive Growth of Post-War Physics, 1950-1999
  • Materials Science
  • Superconductivity
  • Bukckyballs and Nanotubes
  • Surface Science
  • Fluid Physics
  • Self-Similarity
  • Development of the Transistor.