Early History of Cosmic Ray Studies: Personal Reminiscences with Old Photographs

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
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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
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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
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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
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Personal Recollections of Early Theoretical Cosmic Ray Work....Pages 209-211
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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
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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
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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
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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