Overview
This timely collection of articles celebrates the work of Maurice Shapiro, who is internationally distinguished for his contributions to the development of cosmic-ray physics. The papers focus primarily on cosmic-ray physics, X-ray, gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy and cosmology. The scope extends from the inner solar system to distant radio galaxies. Each chapter is written by a leading scientist in the field, including James Van Allen, discoverer of the Van Allen radiation belt and Fred Reines, discoverer of the neutrino.
- | Author: G. G. Fazio
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Nov 26, 1993
- | Number of Pages: 324 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0521414393
- | ISBN-13: 9780521414395
