Bibliograph

Ernest Rutherford, and the explosion of atoms, John L. Heilbron

Type

Label

Ernest Rutherford, and the explosion of atoms, John L. Heilbron

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-135) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ernest Rutherford

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51297187

Responsibility statement

John L. Heilbron

Series statement

Oxford portraits in science

Sub title

and the explosion of atoms

Summary

A biography of the scientist considered to be the father of nuclear physics for his development of the nuclear theory of the atom in 1911 and discovery of alpha and beta rays and protons

Table Of Contents

Cambridge and ray physics -- McGill and the explosion of atoms -- Manchester and the structure of atoms -- War and the promotion of science -- The center of physics

Target audience

adolescent

Classification