• THE FIRST CENTURY OF COSMIC RAYS, AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 

      Autor: Jones, Lawrence W.
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2013)
      The 1912 balloon flights of Victor Hess and related activities in those years are reviewed. Subsequent research during the early 20th Century is noted, including the discovery of the positron, mesons, and air showers. The ...