History of CERN, I: Volume I - Launching the European Organization for Nuclear Research

ISBN: 0444870377

Author: Hermann, A.

Condition: New

Describing the history of CERN from its inception in the late 40's up to the mid-60's. The authors have divided these 17-18 years into roughly two successive periods. Volume I deals with the birth and official establishment of the organization and thus covers the years 1949-1954, while Volume II studies the life of the European laboratory during the first twelve years of its existence.