{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-electron-9781108724432","title":"A History of the Electron","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. J. and G. P. Thomson are two significant figures in modern physics, having both played key roles in our understanding of the nature of electrons. This book presents their biographies, offering a fresh perspective for academics and graduate students working in the history of early twentieth-century physics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… a scholarly and readable account of developments that underlie modern chemistry … Navarro's thoughtful narrative should appeal to both historians and chemists.' Chemistry World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. The early years in Manchester and Cambridge; 2. J. J. Thomson's early work in Cambridge: a continuous and all-embracing physics; 3. The ether and the corpuscle: from waves to particles; 4. On creeds and policies: the corpuscular theory of matter; 5. Father and son. Old and new physics; 6. The electron in Aberdeen: from particle to wave; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084549321047,"sku":"9781108724432","price":36.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108724432.jpg?v=1762206770","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-electron-9781108724432","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}