The fly in the cathedral : how a small group of Cambridge scientists won the race to split the atom
Cathcart, Brian2004
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Three quarters of a century ago, no one could describe the atomic nucleus. Just at the point of despair, two young researchers at the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge came along and changed everything. This book tells the inspiring story behind the 'miracle year' of British physics - 1932.
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London : Viking, 2004.
Collation:
xii, 308 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-298) and index.
ISBN:
9780670883219 (hbk)
Dewey class:
539.7
Language:
English
BRN:
191057
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