I. I. Rabi

Zur Methode der Ablenkung von Molekularstrahlen

ZusammenfassungEs wird eine neue Ablenkungsmethode für Molekularstrahlen beschrieben, bei der es im wesentlichen nur auf die Energiedifferenz der Moleküle im ablenkenden Felde ankommt und bei der infolgedessen nur Feldstärken an Stelle von Inhomogenitäten zu messen sind. Die Methode ist zur Messung magnetischer und elektrischer Momente nach der Molekularstrahlmethode anwendbar. Sie wurde experimentell an der Messung des magnetischen Moments des Kaliumatoms geprüft.

Stories from the early days of quantum mechanics

A colloquium delivered to the University of Toronto physics department on 5 April 1979 by the master of molecular beams offers a fresh look at an earlier era.

International cooperation in science

Science, since it is an objective inquiry (rather, at least, as objective as human beings can be) into the nature of the universe, and of man and his place in the universe, is therefore universal in its appeal. I do not mean that everybody loves to study science. Unfortunately, this is very far from the case, but in every land irrespective of color, creed, and tradition there are people with the capacity and interest to join in this inquiry. Perhaps adventure would be a better word for it. The appeal of science lies very deep in men, because it expresses fundamentally the desire to explore, to understand, to know how things hang together, to get behind the superficial evidence of the senses, and, not least, to utilize this knowledge for human purpose.