Abstract
We analyze the role played by the Brazilian physicist Cesar Lattes (1924-2005) in the historical development of the nuclear emulsion technique and in the co-discovery of the pion. His works influenced and gave impetus to the development of experimental physics in Brazil, the foundation of a national center dedicated to physics research, the beginnings of Brazilian "Big Science," and the inauguration of a long-lasting collaboration between Brazil and Japan in the field of comic ray physics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-36 |
Number of pages | 34 |
Journal | Physics in Perspective |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cecil F. Powell
- Cesar Lattes
- Eugene Gardner
- Giuseppe Occhialini
- Gleb Wataghin
- history of elementary particle physics
- history of physics in Brazil
- mesons
- Mount Chacaltaya
- nuclear emulsion technique