| Description |
xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-252) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Experiment--Making or Breaking Theories -- The Violation of Parity Conservation -- The Meselson-Stahl Experiment: "The Most Beautiful Experiment in Biology" -- Emil Konopinski and the Theory of ?-Decay -- The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force -- The Search for What Is There -- The Discovery of the Electron -- The Road to the Neutrino -- How Many Neutrinos? -- The Appearance and Disappearance of the 17-keV Neutrino -- The Missing Solar Neutrinos -- Blas Cabrera and the Search for Magnetic Monopoles -- The Trouble with Scientists -- Robert Millikan and the Charge of the Electron -- The Early Searches for Gravity Waves -- Atomic Parity Violation: Do Mutants Die of Natural Causes? -- Conclusion: No Easy Answers. |
| Subject |
Science -- Popular works.
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Science -- Popular works. |
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Science -- Methodology -- Popular works.
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Science -- Methodology. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Subject |
Experimenten. |
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Kennis. |
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Natuurwetenschappen. |
| ISBN |
082294250X acid-free paper |
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