Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939 laboratories, learning, and college life

This book shows that physics in pre-war Oxford has a colourful and dynamic history. Its examination of physics teaching and research in the university's constituent colleges reveals a unique world that helped to make Oxford physics in the 20th century, a force to rival that of the Cavendish Lab...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fox, Robert
Other Authors: Gooday, Graeme
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005, 2005
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book shows that physics in pre-war Oxford has a colourful and dynamic history. Its examination of physics teaching and research in the university's constituent colleges reveals a unique world that helped to make Oxford physics in the 20th century, a force to rival that of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge
Physical Description:xix, 363 p. ill
ISBN:9780191718328
0191718327