Atomic Energy is "Moonshine": What did Rutherford Really Mean?

被引：2

作者：

Jenkin, John G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] La Trobe Univ, Philosophy Program, Melbourne, Vic 3086, Australia

来源：

PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE | 2011年 / 13卷 / 02期

关键词：

Ernest Rutherford; Frederick Soddy; James Chadwick; Henry GJ Moseley; Mark Oliphant; Leo Szilard; Maurice Hankey; McGill University; University of Manchester; University of Cambridge; Great War; atomic energy; radioactivity; nuclear physics; social responsibility of scientists; history of physics; VELOCITY POSITIVE-IONS;

D O I：

10.1007/s00016-010-0038-1

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

In the 1930s Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) repeatedly suggested, sometimes angrily, that the possibility of harnessing atomic energy was "moonshine." Yet, as war approached he secretly advised the British government to "keep an eye on the matter." I suggest that Rutherford did not really believe his "moonshine" claim but did have profound reasons for making it. If I am correct, then this casts additional light on his personality, stature, and career.

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页数：18