From X-rays to Quarks including his own collecting of

including his own collecting of synagogue and folk songs in Middle Eastern and European Jewish communities

Reprint of the original 1936 edition

103 (written only a few months before Schubert's death

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From X-rays to Quarks including his own collecting ofA leading figure in twentieth century physics offers impressions and recollections of the field's development. Nobel Laureate Emilio Segr (190589) knew and worked with many of modern physics' preeminent scientists. In this simple but elegant history, he offers compelling views not only of the milestones of scientific discovery but also the personalities involvedtheir attitudes and politics as well as their trials and triumphs. Highlights include a