Lot 384
Quantum mechanics.- Discovery of the Compton Effect.- Compton (Arthur Holly) A Quantum Theory of the scattering of X-Rays by Light Elements, first edition, 1923.
Hammer Price: £300
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Quantum mechanics.- Discovery of the Compton Effect.- Compton (Arthur Holly) "A Quantum Theory of the scattering of X-Rays by Light Elements", first edition, in Physical Review, Second Series, Vol. 25, No. 5, May 1923, pp. 483-502, lacking wrappers, modern calf-backed cloth, 8vo, 1923.
⁂ Compton's explanation and measurement of what became known as the Compton Effect and proved the dual wave-particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. This paper and its implications resulted in Compton being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927.
Description
Quantum mechanics.- Discovery of the Compton Effect.- Compton (Arthur Holly) "A Quantum Theory of the scattering of X-Rays by Light Elements", first edition, in Physical Review, Second Series, Vol. 25, No. 5, May 1923, pp. 483-502, lacking wrappers, modern calf-backed cloth, 8vo, 1923.
⁂ Compton's explanation and measurement of what became known as the Compton Effect and proved the dual wave-particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. This paper and its implications resulted in Compton being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927.
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