Nobel Prize Centennial Chronicle: Wise Craftsmanship: Basic Particle Detection: Basic Particle Detection

Author: Huang Yanhua
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: "A Century of the Nobel Prize" is an original popular science book compiled to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize. It consists of 29 volumes and 2.7 million words, written by 40 expert professors from renowned domestic universities and research institutions, including Academician Hong Tao from the Chinese Academy of Engineering. It presents a panoramic portrayal of the century-long journey of the Nobel Science Prize within the broader context of 20th-century scientific development, focusing on highlighting the essence of the Nobel Prize—innovation in science and technology. In addition to three volumes of reviews that comprehensively review the century-long transformations in modern physics, chemistry, and life sciences, the book categorizes all Nobel Science Prize-winning projects from the past century into 26 fields based on their intrinsic connections and developmental threads, with each field assigned a volume. Each volume follows the continuity of scientific development in its respective field, with a focus on relevant Nobel Prize-winning projects, offering both popular introductions to scientific knowledge, methods, and ideas, while promoting the spirit of seeking truth and innovation. The book is concise, accessible, and rich in humanistic color, combining both documentary value and collectible value. It primarily introduces the fascinating stories of numerous particle physicists in the mid-20th century who used various instruments to detect and discover one fundamental particle after another. The book vividly describes key milestones in the understanding of fundamental particles, such as the invention and improvement of the cloud chamber by Wilson and Blackett, the continuous discovery of antiparticles like positrons and antiprotons, the emergence of detection methods such as cyclotron and photographic emulsion techniques, and recent experimental research by scientists on the mass of neutrinos. All these significant landmarks in the exploration of the fundamental particle world are beautifully portrayed in this book.