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Ernest Rutherford: And the Explosion of Atoms

144 pp. | Oxford | July, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-19-512378-6 $$27.50

(3) YA Oxford Portraits in Science series. In this account of Rutherford's research on atomic structure, Heilbron recounts the exciting pace of discovery in early twentieth-century physics. This is an upper-level account of Rutherford's scientific achievements, and excerpts from his personal writings and a discussion of the impact of war deepen the text. The black-and-white illustrations include reproductions of Rutherford's notebook entries. Further reading, timeline. Glos., ind.

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