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Early History of the Concept of Chemical Transmission of the Nerve Impulse.
Davenport, Horace W. – Physiologist, 1991
Describes the research efforts of scientists involved in discovering chemical transmission of the nerve impulse. The work includes that of J.N. Langley, George Oliver, Edward A. Schafer, Reid Hunt, Henry Dale, Henry Wellcome, Otto Loewi, and others. The discovery and the importance of both acetylcholine and adrenaline are also discussed. (84…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Human Body
A Strange Box and a Stubborn Brit: Rutherford's Experiments with Alpha Particles.
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Digilov, M. – Quantum, 1991
Discusses 5 innovative experiments conducted by Rutherford in early 1900s utilizing the 30 milligrams of radium salt he personally carried from Europe to Canada in 1903. Traces his work with alpha particles from his original results which determined their nature, charge, and mass, to his technique of backscattering which helped to advance…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, Radiation, Radioisotopes
Fluid Mechanics.
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Drazin, Philip – Physics Education, 1987
Outlines the contents of Volume II of "Principia" by Sir Isaac Newton. Reviews the contributions of subsequent scientists to the physics of fluid dynamics. Discusses the treatment of fluid mechanics in physics curricula. Highlights a few of the problems of modern research in fluid dynamics. Shows that problems still remain. (CW)
Descriptors: Books, College Science, Fluid Mechanics, Foreign Countries