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The Infancy of Atomic Physics: Hercules in His Cradle
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Hardcover
from Oxford Univ Pr (November 3, 1983)
9780198539049 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $29.95
About: The story of the beginnings of modern atomic science, from the picturesque experiments of William Crookes and others in the 1880s to the first speculations of Rutherford on the structures of the atomic nucleus after the First World War.
About: The story of the beginnings of modern atomic science, from the picturesque experiments of William Crookes and others in the 1880s to the first speculations of Rutherford on the structures of the atomic nucleus after the First World War.
Paperback
from Dover Pubns (June 16, 2006)
9780486450360 | details & prices | 230 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Atomic physics is a mighty Hercules that dominates modern civilization, promising immense reserves of power but threatening catastrophic war and radioactive pollution.
About: Atomic physics is a mighty Hercules that dominates modern civilization, promising immense reserves of power but threatening catastrophic war and radioactive pollution.