On the occasion of the International Conference on Cosmic Rays held in Kyoto in August 1979 five aged members of the cosmic ray fraternity, H. Elliot, V. L. Ginzburg, B. Peters, Y. Sekido, and J. A. Simpson met together as a dinner party devoted to the enjoyment of Japanese cuisine and reminiscences of our younger days. This pleasant occasion called to of our own age as well as some eminent seniors not present at the mind the many friends conference whose recollections would have further enriched and enlivened our evening. By the time the dinner came to an end we had agreed that the compilation of a more extensive collection of personal reminiscences would be an interesting and worthwhile undertaking. Accordingly, the next day we held an editorial meeting to draw up a list of potential authors and two of us, the present editors, started work on the project. In putting the book together our intention has been to try to capture and record through these personal accounts something of the atmosphere, the excitement and the frustrations of research in cosmic rays as experienced at first hand by some of the practi tioners in the field. It has never been our intention that it should comprise a systematic history of the subject. Neither, unfortunately, can it be a fully representative collection since practical limits to the size of the volume alone would preclude that.
Author(s): Yataro Sekido, Harry Elliot (auth.), Yataro Sekido, Harry Elliot (eds.)
Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library 118
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 1985
Language: English
Pages: 464
Tags: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Native Place of Cosmic Rays....Pages 3-8
Hess’ Old Predecessors....Pages 9-15
Erinnerungen on V. F. Hess, Den Entdecker der Kosmischen Strahlung, und an Die ersten Jahre des Betriebes des Hafelekar-Labors....Pages 17-31
Early Propagation of Cosmic Ray Studies....Pages 33-38
Early Evolution of Coincidence Counting a Fundamental Method in Cosmic Ray Physics....Pages 39-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
The Early Stage of Cosmic Ray Particle Research....Pages 47-52
Arcetri, 1928 – 1932....Pages 53-73
On Erich Regener’s Cosmic Ray Work in Stuttgart and Related Subjects....Pages 75-89
Some of the Problems and Difficulties Encountered in the Early Years of Cosmic-Ray Research....Pages 91-97
Edinburgh, Cambridge, and Baffin Bay....Pages 99-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Unraveling the Particle Content of the Cosmic Rays....Pages 117-132
Cosmic Rays and the Beginning of the Meson Theory....Pages 133-135
Cosmic Ray Study in Nishina Laboratory....Pages 137-143
The “Magnet House” and the Muon....Pages 145-160
When Muons and Pions were Born....Pages 161-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Some Recollections of Experiences Associated with Cosmic-Ray Investigations....Pages 167-169
High Altitude Observatories for Cosmic Rays and Other Purposes....Pages 171-179
How it Started in Budapest....Pages 181-185
Intensity and Anisotropy of Cosmic Rays....Pages 187-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Personal Recollections of Early Theoretical Cosmic Ray Work....Pages 209-211
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Experimental Work on Cosmic Rays Proof of the Very High Energies Carried by Some of the Primary Particles....Pages 213-218
Cosmic Ray School of Osaka University Osaka City University — For the Memory of Late Professor Yuzuru Watase....Pages 219-224
Beginning of High-Energy Physics in Cosmic Rays....Pages 225-237
Air Shower Experiments at MIT....Pages 239-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Activites Scientifique de Louis Leprince-Ringuet et De Son Groupe De Travail sur Les Rayons Cosmiques De 1933 A 1953....Pages 249-253
Cosmic Ray Neutrons, 1934–59....Pages 255-262
Reminiscences on Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Minnesota....Pages 263-275
Reminiscences of Some Early Cosmic Ray Work in India....Pages 277-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Theoretical Study of Cosmic Rays in Japan....Pages 285-294
The First International Cosmic Ray Conference....Pages 295-298
The Early History of The Strange Particles....Pages 299-321
Discovery of Hypernuclei : The Beginnings....Pages 323-337
Particle Theory — Cosmic Rays — Accelerators Conflicts and Reconciliations....Pages 339-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
From Balloons to Space Stations....Pages 357-374
Cosmic Ray Intensity Variations and the Manchester School of Cosmic Ray Physics....Pages 375-384
Cosmic Ray Astrophysics at Chicago (1947–1960)....Pages 385-409
On the Birth and Development of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics....Pages 411-426
Recollection of Early Cosmic Ray Research....Pages 427-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-444
