MATERIALS, MATTER AND PARTICLES<br> A Brief History

MATERIALS, MATTER AND PARTICLES
A Brief History

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER Michael M Woolfson	i
Introduction Michael M Woolfson	1
The Elements of Nature Michael M Woolfson	5
Early Ideas of the Nature of Matter Michael M Woolfson	11
The Quest for Gold and Eternal Life Michael M Woolfson	17
The Beginning of Chemistry Michael M Woolfson	23
Modern Chemistry is Born Michael M Woolfson	31
Nineteenth Century Chemistry Michael M Woolfson	41
Atoms Have Structure Michael M Woolfson	53
Radioactivity and the Plum-Pudding Model Michael M Woolfson	65
Some Early 20th Century Physics Michael M Woolfson	77
What is a Nucleus Made Of? Michael M Woolfson	85
Electrons in Atoms Michael M Woolfson	95
The New Mechanics Michael M Woolfson	107
Electrons and Chemistry Michael M Woolfson	121
Electron Spin and the Exclusion Principle Michael M Woolfson	129
Isotopes Michael M Woolfson	135
Radioactivity and More Particles Michael M Woolfson	141
Making Atoms, Explosions and Power Michael M Woolfson	155
Observing Matter on a Small Scale Michael M Woolfson	169
Living Matter Michael M Woolfson	183
Life at the Atomic Level Michael M Woolfson	195
Materials From Ancient Times Michael M Woolfson	213
Modern Materials Michael M Woolfson	237
The Fantastic World of Particles Michael M Woolfson	255
How Matter Began Michael M Woolfson	273
Making Heavier Elements Michael M Woolfson	287
BACK MATTER Michael M Woolfson	305
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