History Of The Cavendish Laboratory: 1871-1910 (1910)

""A History of the Cavendish Laboratory: 1871-1910"" is a book published by Longmans Green and Company in 1910. It is a detailed account of the first four decades of the Cavendish Laboratory, which was established in 1871 at the University of Cambridge. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the laboratory's founding, its early years, and its growth into one of the world's leading centers of scientific research.The author of the book, James Gerald Crowther, was a physicist and a former student of the Cavendish Laboratory. He drew on his personal experiences and extensive research to provide a detailed and engaging account of the laboratory's early history.The book covers a wide range of topics related to the laboratory's research and development, including its pioneering work in the fields of electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and atomic physics. It also explores the personalities and contributions of many of the laboratory's most famous scientists, including James Clerk Maxwell, J.J. Thomson, and Ernest Rutherford.Overall, ""A History of the Cavendish Laboratory: 1871-1910"" is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of science and the development of modern physics. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the early years of one of the world's most important scientific institutions and the groundbreaking work that was conducted there.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.