Leadership and creativity : a history of the Cavendish Laboratory, 1871-1919 / by Dong-Won Kim.
| Author/creator | Kim, Dong-Won, 1960- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer, ©2002. |
| Description | xxiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Electronic Location | 1850-9999 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Archimedes ; v. 5 Archimedes (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 5. |
| Contents | Ch. 1. The Beginning of the Cavendish Traditions, 1871-1879. 1.1. Preparing the Way. 1.2. Physics Education at Cambridge during the 1870s. 1.3. Three Cavendish Traditions: Maxwell's Legacy as Director of the Cavendish Laboratory. 1.4. Researchers and Researches -- Ch. 2. Rayleigh's Directorship, 1880-1884. 2.1. The Election of Lord Rayleigh. 2.2. Organizational Changes. 2.3. Rayleigh's Determination of the Ohm. 2.4. Researchers and Researches. 2.5. Rayleigh and the Continuation of Maxwell's Guidelines for the Cavendish Laboratory -- Ch. 3. J. J. Thomson's First Ten Years at the Cavendish, 1885-1894. 3.1. The Election of J. J. Thomson. 3.2. J. J. Thomson as a Researcher. 3.3. Consolidating the Organization of the Cavendish Laboratory. 3.4. Researchers and Researches. 3.5. Was there a "Cavendish School" in 1894? -- Ch. 4. The Emergence of the Cavendish School, 1895-1900. 4.1. The 1895 Regulation. 4.2. J. J. Thomson and the Newcomers. 4.3. Organization. 4.4. Researchers and Researches. 4.5. The Emergence of the Cavendish School -- Ch. 5. J. J. Thomson's Leadership and the Development of the Cavendish School, 1901-1914. 5.1. J. J. Thomson's Research in the New Century. 5.2. J. J. Thomson's Leadership and the Cavendish School. 5.3. Organization. 5.4. Researchers and Researches. 5.5. The Decline of J. J. Thomson's Leadership -- Ch. 6. The End of an Era, 1914-1919. 6.1. World War I and the Cavendish Laboratory. 6.2. The End of the Thomson Era. |
| Abstract | This history of the Cavendish Laboratory in its early years shows how the Cavendish evolved from a relatively small university teaching laboratory to a world center of experimental physics. It describes and analyzes the participants in the Cavendish's development in terms of their contributions to that development. B&w historical photos of key figures are included. The author is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
| General note | A condensation and Revision of the author's thesis (1991, Harvard University). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-215) and index. |
| Terms of use | Current copyright fee: GBP19.00 42\0. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2002514775 |
| ISBN | 1402004753 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9781402004759 (acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QC47.C3 K55 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |