Fragmentation of Rings and Shells The Legacy of N.F. Mott /

• Main Author: Grady, Dennis (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena
• Subjects: Engineering.; Continuum physics.; Solid state physics.; Physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

For a brief period during the latter part of World War II, Nevill F. Mott led a theoretical group at Fort Halstead in the United Kingdom that tackled scientific issues related to pressing war-time concerns. Among later awards and honors, Mott was knighted and a recipient of the Nobel Prize. While at...