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The Discharge of Electricity Through Gases
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ISBN13: 9781023813495
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Delve into the groundbreaking lectures of Joseph John Thomson, renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, in The Discharge of Electricity Through Gases. This volume captures Thomson's insightful presentations delivered during the Sesquicentennial Celebration of Princeton University. Thomson meticulously explores the phenomena surrounding the conduction of electricity through gases, providing a detailed examination of ionization, discharge mechanisms, and the behavior of charged particles.
A cornerstone of early 20th-century physics, Thomson's work laid the foundation for advancements in atomic physics and electronics. This edition offers readers a rare opportunity to engage with the original ideas and experimental observations that shaped our understanding of matter and energy. It is essential reading for historians of science, physicists, and anyone interested in the development of modern scientific thought.
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