From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939
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From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939

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From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939

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From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939 deals with a particular phase in the early history of nuclear physics: the race among four laboratory teams to be the first to achieve the transmutation of atomic nuclei with artificially accelerated nuclear projectiles (protons) in high-voltage discharge tubes. This volume covers the backgro

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9781000687668
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Nuclear Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1: Prologue
  9. Chapter 2: The English Stage is Set
  10. Chapter 3: American Beginnings
  11. Chapter 4: How Many Volts?
  12. Chapter 5: Protons, Electrons, and Gamma-Rays
  13. Chapter 6: Protons East and West
  14. Chapter 7: Giants of Electricity
  15. Chapter 8: Difficult Years
  16. Chapter 9: 1932
  17. Chapter 10: Runners Up
  18. Chapter 11: Deuterium
  19. Chapter 12: The Americans Forge Ahead
  20. Chapter 13: Fission: Return of Lightfoot
  21. Chapter 14: Epilogue
  22. Abbreviations
  23. Notes
  24. Select Bibliography
  25. Name Index
  26. Subject Index