{"product_id":"the-birth-of-particle-physics-paperback-9780521338370","title":"The Birth of Particle Physics (Paperback) 9780521338370","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Birth of Particle Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA distinctive collection of essays, discussions, and personal descriptions of the evolution of particle physics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurie M. Brown (Edited by), Lillian Hoddeson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521338370, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 October 1986\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditors Laurie Brown and Lillian Hoddeson have brought together a distinctive collection of essays, discussions, and personal descriptions of the evolution of particle physics based on the presentations and discussions at the May 1980 International Symposium on the History of Particle Physics, held at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. This collection focuses primarily on the development of cosmic-ray physics and quantum field theory in the 1930s and 1940s, before the advent of the great postwar accelerators, and draws on research conducted in the United States, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, Germany, France, and the USSR.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction: 1. The birth of elementary particle physics: 1930–1950 Laurie M. Brown and Lillian Hoddeson\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Theoretical Underpinnings: 2. The origin of quantum field theory Paul A. M. Dirac\u003cbr\u003e 3. Growing up with field theory: the development of quantum electrodynamics Victor F. Weisskopf\u003cbr\u003e 4. The development of meson physics in Japan Satio Hayakawa\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Discoveries of Particles: 5. The early stage of cosmic-ray particle research Dmitry Skobeltzyn\u003cbr\u003e 6. Some reminiscences of the early days of cosmic rays H. Victor Neher\u003cbr\u003e 7. Unraveling the particle content of cosmic rays Carl D. Anderson with Herbert L. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e 8. The intriguing history of the ? meson Gilberto Bermardini\u003cbr\u003e 9. Some aspects of French physics in the 1930s Pierre V. Auger\u003cbr\u003e 10. The scientific activities of Leprince-Ringuet and his group on cosmic rays: 1933–1953 Louis Leprince-Ringuet\u003cbr\u003e 11. The decay of 'mesotrons' (1939–1943): experimental particle physics in the age of innocence Bruno B. Rossi\u003cbr\u003e 12. Particle physics in the 1930s: a view from Berkeley Robert Serber\u003cbr\u003e 13. The observation of the leptronic nature of the 'mesotron' by Conversi, Pancini and Piccioni Oreste Piccioni\u003cbr\u003e 14. The period that led to the 1946 discovery of the leptronic nature of the 'mesotron' Marcello Conversi\u003cbr\u003e 15. On the discovery of the neutral kaons Robert W. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Discussion and Commentary: 16. First round-table discussion Roger H. Stuewer, Robert W. Seidel, Donald F. Moyer, Victor F. Weisskopf\u003cbr\u003e Gilberto Bernardini, Silvan S. Schweber, Paul A. M. Dirac and Herbert L. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e 17. Second round-table discussion Spencer R. Weart, Takehiko Takabayasi, Satio Hayakawa, Charles Weiner, Bruno B. Rossi, Robert Serber, M. G. K. Menon and Dudley Shapere\u003cbr\u003e 18. Some characteristic aspects of early elementary particle theory in Japan Takehiko Takabayasi\u003cbr\u003e Part V. A New Picture: 19. My work in meso physics with nuclear emulsions Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes\u003cbr\u003e 20. The fine structure of hydrogen Willis E. Lamb\u003cbr\u003e 21. Renmormalization theory of quantum electrodynamics: an individual view Julian Schwinger\u003cbr\u003e 22. Two shakers of physics: memorial lecture for Sin-itiro Tomonaga Julian Schwinger\u003cbr\u003e 23. Particle physics in rapid transition: 1947–1952 Robert E. Marshak\u003cbr\u003e Indices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005016789272,"sku":"9780521338370","price":42.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521338370i_653aed37-aae2-418c-9491-b20ac86670e0.jpg?v=1691375427","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-birth-of-particle-physics-paperback-9780521338370","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}