Author : Robert Fox
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0198567928
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939 by : Robert Fox
Download or read book Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939 written by Robert Fox and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2005-06-16 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.