Procedures in Experimental Physics

by John Strong

find wall-to-wall practical how-to and incredible illustrations on almost every one of the more than 600 pages. Chapters laboratory glass blowing, laboratory optical work, technique of high vacuum, coating of surfaces by evaporation and sputtering, the use of fused silica, electrometers and electroscopes, Geiger counters, vacuum thermopiles and the measurement of radiant energy, optics, photoelectric cells and amplifiers, photography in the lab, heat and high temperature, notes on the materials of research, notes on the construction and design of instruments and apparatus, and molding and casting

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1938

Reviews

[Leo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and the hand-drawn figures.
Nowadays, experimentalists do not have the skills one used to have any more. This book is very useful for the younger generations to see how stuff happened before you can pay someone to do all the dirty jobs for u.

[Stevensanders · Rating 4 out of 5]

1930's book on building apparatus for physics experiments. Lens sputtering, building geiger-muller tubes, producing high vacuum using mercury pumps, etc etc. Fascinating stuff.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still useful more than 80 years later. There's a newer version of this published using more modern materials but not as as useful for home labs.