Isidor I. Rabi and CERN

Physics in Perspective

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-164

  Krige, John ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator; Brookhaven National Laboratory; CERN; French CEA; High energy physics; Isidor I. Rabi; Lew Kowarski; Lloyd V. Berkner; Marshall Plan; Research reactor; U.S. State Department

Indexed keywords

EID: 21844454971     PISSN: 14226944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00016-004-0225-z     Document Type: Review

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