Splinters of Infinity: Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel-Winning Scientists Over the Origins of the Universe

by Mark Wolverton

Set in a revolutionary era of physics and science when a series of rapid-fire discoveries was upending our understanding of the universe, Splinters of Infinity by Mark Wolverton tells a little-known story: the tale of two of America's foremost physicists, Robert Millikan (1868-1953) and Arthur Compton (1892-1962), who found themselves locked in an intense, often deeply personal, conflict about cosmic rays. Confirmed in 1912, cosmic rays--enigmatic...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CW7H69NW
• ISBN13: 9798874709761
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: HighBridge Audio
• Length: 1 Pages