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Author Cathcart, Brian.

Title The fly in the cathedral / Brian Cathcart.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
2004.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  539.7 CAT    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  539.76 CAT    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  539.762 CATHCART    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  539.7 CAT    Check Shelf
Edition First American edition.
Description xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary Recreating the frustrations, excitements and obsessions of 1932, the 'miracle year' of British physics, Brian Cathcart reveals in rich detail the astonishing story behind the splitting of the atom. It was the most celebrated scientific experiment of its time, and would lead to one of mankind's most devastating inventions--the atomic bomb.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cavendish -- 'Mollycewels an' atoms' -- Method -- A way forward -- A man in white trousers -- A finite probability -- Hardware -- Lab life -- Other ideas -- Turning point -- Off to the races -- Timeliness and promise -- Red letter day -- Still safe -- Nobel.
Subject Rutherford, Ernest, 1871-1937.
Walton, Ernest, 1903-1995.
Scientists -- England -- Cambridge -- Biography.
Science -- England -- Cambridge -- History.
Nuclear fission.
Radioactivity.
ISBN 0374157162 hardcover alkaline paper
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