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The electron is fundamental to almost all aspects of modern life, controlling the behavior of atoms and how they bind together to form gases, liquids, and solids. Flash of the Cathode Rays: A History of J.J. Thomson's Electron presents the compelling story of the discovery of the electron and its role as the first subatomic particle in nature. The
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of illustrations
- 1 J J THOMPSON AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
- 2 ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA UNRAVELED
- 3 CATHODE RAYS TAKE CENTER STAGE
- 4 THE ENGLISH GET GOING
- 5 MEANWHILE, BACK IN BERLIN
- 6 THE ENGLISH KEEP GOING
- 7 FROM PARIS TO THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
- 8 FROM LIVERPOOL TO PRINCETON
- 9 THE RACE FOR e/m
- 10 THE CHARGE AND THE MASS
- 11 LEIDEN 1896
- 12 THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT REVISITED
- 13 THE β-PARTICLE
- 14 EVANESCENT RAYS: A FRENCH COTTAGE INDUSTRY
- 15 POSITIVE RAYS
- 16 THE ELECTRONIC CHARGE REVISITED, AND ONE MORE CONTROVERSY
- 17 DAWNING OF THE ATOMIC AGE
- 18 EPILOGUE: THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Name index
- Subject index