Outposts Of Science: A Journey To The Workshops Of Our Leading Men Of Research (Thomas Hunt Morgan, Ales Hrdlicka, William H. Welch, Maud Slye, John Jacob Abel, Adolf Meyer, Elmer V. Maccollum, Leland O. Howard, Robert A. Millikan, Arthur H. Compton, George Ellery Hale, Charle G. Abbot And Andrew E. Douglas, Hubble And Humason And Richard C. Tolman)

Jaffe, Bernard (Inscribed By Jaffe To William D. Harkins)

Published by Simon And Schuster, New York, 1935

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Xxvi, 547 + 1 Pp Publisher's List At Rear). Black Cloth, Lettered In Black On Aluminum Foil. First Printing. Inscribed " To Dr. William D. Harkins For Your Very Kind Help. Bernard Jaffe", And With The "Compliments Of The Publishers" Card Also Signed By Jaffe, And The Publisher's Comment Slip. Bernard Jaffe (1896 -1986) Was An American Educator, Chemist And Historian Of Science. William Draper Harkins (1873 ? 1951) Was A U.S. Chemist, Notably For His Contributions To Nuclear Chemistry. Harkins Researched The Structure Of The Atomic Nucleus And Was The First To Propose The Principle Of Nuclear Fusion,Four Years Before Jean Baptiste Perrin Published His Theory In 1919-20. Harkins Graduated With A Phd From Stanford University In 1907, And Spent His Career At The University Of Chicago From 1912. Harkins Correctly Predicted The Existence Of The Neutron In 1920 (As A Proton?Electron Complex) And Was The First To Use The Word "Neutron" In Connection With The Atomic Nucleus. The Neutron Was Detected Experimentally By James Chadwick In 1932. In The Beginning Of The 1930S, Harkins Built A Cyclotron. From Experiments With This, He Concluded That The Sun Might Be Powered By Nuclear Fusion. Among Other University Of Chicago Scientists Who Made Use Of This Cyclotron Was Enrico Fermi, Who Performed Neutron Diffusion Experiments. Harkins Is Discussed On Four Pages Of The Book. Book Fine. Dust Jacket With Some Wear, Priced $3.75 On Rear Flap, 2" X 1/2" Chip At Center Of Rear Flap Fold Not Affecting Lettering.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outposts Of Science: A Journey To The Workshops Of Our Leading Men Of Research (Thomas Hunt Morgan, Ales Hrdlicka, William H. Welch, Maud Slye, John Jacob Abel, Adolf Meyer, Elmer V. Maccollum, Leland O. Howard, Robert A. Millikan, Arthur H. Compton, George Ellery Hale, Charle G. Abbot And Andrew E. Douglas, Hubble And Humason And Richard C. Tolman)
• Publisher: Simon And Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1935
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Plates
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science (general)