Rutherford
and the nature of the
atom
Edward Andrade
Heinemann - Science
Study Series No 29 - 1964
ISBN None
218 pages. Paperback.
8 B/W plates.
Purchasing Details.
Out of Print
My Comments on This Book
Edward
Andrade worked briefly with Rutherford at Manchester, between doing his PhD at Heidelberg
while on an 1851 scholarship and joining the Royal Artillery at the outbreak of World War
One. He was a good speaker on general science and was a popular member of the BBC's
"Brains Trust" programme during World War Two. He writes well and I recommend
this book.
Errors Noted.
p16 Rutherford was 15, not 16, when he started at Nelson College.
p103 The Rutherford-Geiger detector was 60cm long, not 15 feet.
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Contents
The Science Study Series |
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xi |
Preface |
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xiii |
Chapter |
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Page |
I |
The World of Rutherford's Youth |
1 |
II |
The Days in New Zealand |
15 |
III |
The Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge |
25 |
IV |
The McGill Laboratory, Montreal |
51 |
V |
Manchester |
97 |
VI |
Cambridge |
159 |
Index |
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215 |
Reviews
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